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Hexanchidae (Cow sharks)
Etymology: Hexanchus: hex (Gr.), six; anchus, etymology unclear, perhaps anchos (Gr.), choke or throttle, referring to how six gill openings of H. griseus extend down onto the throat (See ETYFish); vitulus: Latin for calf or bullock, i.e., a small cowshark, smaller than its fellow Atlantic congener, H. griseus (See ETYFish).
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin bathydémersal; profondeur 0 - 700 m (Ref. 125614). Tropical; 46°N - 6°N, 98°W - 28°E
Atlantic Ocean: Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean to Venezuela and Guyanas; Bay of Biscay, from France to Morocco and the Mediterranean.
Longueur à la première maturité / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm 160.0, range 142 - 178 cm
Max length : 230 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 124786); 178.0 cm TL (female); common length : 120 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5217)
Found on continental and insular slopes. Feeds mainly on bony fishes and cephalopods, sometimes on crustaceans Viviparous, with 13 to 26 young in a litter. Size at birth measures to about 40-45 cm TL (Ref. 125614). It was reported that there is likely some stratification of the distribution by size, presumably with larger individuals present in deeper waters (mostly adult captured in the Bahamas at an average depth of 639.5 m) than the juveniles (< 350 m in Belize and northern Gulf of Mexico). Resource and habitat partitioning between juvenile and much larger adult bluntnose sixgill sharks has been suggested as predation avoidance (Ref. 117400).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Viviparous, with number of young 13 in one litter. Length at birth about 40 to 45 cm.
Daly-Engel, T.S., I.E. Baremore, R.D. Grubbs, S.J.B. Gulak, R.T. Graham and M.P. Enzenauer, 2018. Resurrection of the sixgill shark Hexanchus vitulus Springer & Waller, 1969 (Hexanchiformes, Hexanchidae), with comments on its distribution in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. Marine Biodiversity: [1-10]. (Ref. 117400)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6641 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00224 (0.00096 - 0.00523), b=3.15 (2.95 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 4.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
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