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sharpnose sevengill shark (Heptranchias perlo)
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Ecological Illustration of sharpnose sevengill shark (Heptranchias perlo)
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Hexanchidae

sharpnose sevengill shark

Heptranchias perlo

Fluorescent green eyes above seven gill slits

  • Cross-climate
  • Temperate
  • Tropical
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • East Asia
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Large

sharpnose sevengill shark is a marine fish from Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas, excluding the northeast. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 137 cm.

Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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