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The shark species "Atlantic sixgill shark"

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Unfortunately, there is not yet a photo of this shark in the database
Unfortunately, there is not yet a photo of this shark in the database
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Atlantic sixgill shark

Rough area of distribution

Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animals (Animalia)
Phylum:
Vertebrates (Chordata)
Class:
Cartilagenous fishes (Chondrichthyes)
Order:
Frilled and cow sharks (Hexanchiformes)
Family:
Cow sharks (Hexanchidae)
Genus:
Hexanchus
Names
Scientific:
Hexanchus vitulus
English:
Atlantic sixgill shark
German:
Atlantischer Sechskiemer Hai
Vulnerability
Category: Least Concern (LC)
Criteria: -
Last evaluated: 2024
Trend: Stable




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