Bluntnose six-gill shark  (Hexanchus griseus)

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Glossary

  • Bycatch: in the fishing industry, the part of the catch made up of non-target species.
  • Caudal fin: the tail fin of a fish, used for steering, balancing or propulsion.
  • Dorsal fin: in fish, one of the unpaired fins found on the back of the body.
  • Nocturnal: being active at night.
  • Ovoviviparous: method of reproduction whereby the egg shell is weakly formed and young hatch inside the mother; they are nourished by their yolk sac and then born.

References

  1. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (October, 2005)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. Animal Diversity Web (October, 2005)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
  3. IUCN/SSC Shark Specialist Group (October, 2005)
    http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Organizations/SSG/SSG.htm
  4. Sixgill Shark - Hexanchus griseus - MarineBio.org (October, 2005)
    http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=88
  5. Fisheries Global Information System (FGIS) (October, 2005)
    http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/species?fid=2003
  6. IPOA-SHARKS (October, 2005)
    http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=org&xml=ipoa_sharks.xml
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