Bluntnose sixgill shark
Hexanchus griseus
Near threatenedFishcarnivore
The bluntnose sixgill shark is a deep-water predator with a wide, rounded snout and six gill slits instead of the usual five. It roams warm and cool oceans across the globe, growing longer than a minivan. This shark isn't picky—it eats whatever prey its habitat offers.
- Can reach lengths of 18 feet (5.5 meters).
- Found in both tropical and temperate ocean waters.
- Diet changes based on available food sources.
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- Classification
- Fish
- Scientific name
- Hexanchus griseus
- Habitat
- Ocean
- Regions in this directory
- Worldwide
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- giant
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened (NT)