Bluntnose sixgill shark
(Hexanchus griseus)
General data
Scientific names:
Bluntnose sixgill shark
Local names:
Cow shark
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climate:
Temperate
Native to coast of:
Europe
The bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus), often simply called the cow shark, is the largest hexanchoid shark, growing to 20 ft (6.1 m) in length.
It is found in tropical and temperate waters worldwide and its diet is widely varied by region.
The bluntnose sixgill is a specific species of sixgill sharks, of genus Hexanchus, a genus that also consists of two other species: the bigeye sixgill shark (Hexanchus nakamurai) and the Atlantic sixgill shark (Hexanchus vitulus).
