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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Hexanchiformes
Family: Hexanchidae Cow sharks

Genus: Hexanchus

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Photo by Murch, A.

Circumglobal with patchy
Max. Length 600 cm TL
Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

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Hexanchus griseus
[Bluntnose sixgill shark]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 180 cm TL
Hexanchus nakamurai Teng, 1962

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Hexanchus nakamurai
[Bigeyed sixgill shark]
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Max. Length 230 cm TL
 
Hexanchus vitulus
[Atlantic bigeye sixgill shark]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hexanchus griseus Bluntnose sixgill shark Circumglobal with patchy 600 TL 1788
Hexanchus nakamurai Bigeyed sixgill shark Indo-West Pacific 180 TL 1962
Hexanchus vitulus Atlantic bigeye sixgill shark Atlantic Ocean 230 TL 1969



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