Bluntnose six-gill shark  (Hexanchus griseus)

Range

The bluntnose six-gill shark is one of the wider ranging sharks, occupying temperate and tropical seas around the world (3).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

A reclusive deepwater species, found in the waters of continental and insular shelves and upper slopes (4). Juveniles may be found closer inshore while adults occupy deeper waters (1). This shark rests along the bottom during the day to depths of 2,000 meters, swimming close to the surface at night to feed (4).

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