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bigeye sixgill shark (Hexanchus nakamurai)
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Ecological Illustration of bigeye sixgill shark (Hexanchus nakamurai)
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Hexanchidae

bigeye sixgill shark

Hexanchus nakamurai

Up to twenty six pups share a litter

  • Cross-climate
  • Temperate
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Elongated
  • Large

bigeye sixgill shark is a marine fish from Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 206 cm.

Class
Sharks and Rays
Order
Cow and Frilled Sharks
Family
Hexanchidae
Genus
Hexanchus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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