Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Hexanchidae Cow sharks

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Heptranchias perlo
[Sharpnose sevengill shark]

Photo by Photo by Murch, A.

Hexanchus griseus
[Bluntnose sixgill shark]

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Hexanchus nakamurai
[Bigeyed sixgill shark]

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Max. Length 230 cm TL

Hexanchus vitulus
[Atlantic bigeye sixgill shark]

Photo by Photo by Murch, A.

Notorynchus cepedianus
[Broadnose sevengill shark]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Heptranchias perlo	Sharpnose sevengill shark	Circumglobal in tropical	140 TL	1788
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
Notorynchus cepedianus	Broadnose sevengill shark	Circumglobal	300 TL	1807

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Hexanchidae Cow sharks(See list of species below)

Family: Hexanchidae Cow sharks

(See list of species below)