Bigeyed sixgill shark
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| Bigeyed sixgill shark | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Hexanchiformes |
| Family: | Hexanchidae |
| Genus: | Hexanchus |
| Species: | H. nakamurai |
| Binomial name | |
| Hexanchus nakamurai (Teng, 1962), |
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| Range of bigeyed sixgill shark (in blue) | |
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Hexanchus vitulus |
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The bigeyed sixgill shark, Hexanchus nakamurai, is a cow shark of the family Hexanchidae.
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[edit] Measurments
Born: 40–43 cm TL; Mature: ~ 123 cm (M), ~ 142 (F) TL; Max: > 180 cm TL.
[edit] Identification
Colour: Are a sharply divided between a dark dorsal surface and a light ventral surface. Also have fluorescent green eyes.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- FAO Species Catalogue Volume 4 Parts 1 and 2 Sharks of the World
- "Hexanchus nakamurai". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=564645. Retrieved 06 February 2006.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Hexanchus nakamurai" in FishBase. 02 2006 version.
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