Species FAO code: HXT

Heptranchias perlo

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Croatia	hr pas volonja	–
Cyprus	el σπρίλιος	–
Czech Republic	cs Žralok	–
Malta	en Sharpnose sevengill shark it Squalo manzo mt Murruna ta seba' garġi	–
Portugal	pt Tubarão pt Bico-doce pt Albafar-bravo	–
Spain	es Cañabota es Bocadulce	Canary Islands: Boquidulce Canary Islands: Alcatriña Catalonia: Bocadolça Galicia: Bocadoce

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Heptranchias perlo

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Heptranchias perlo

Scientific name

Heptranchias perlo

Author

(Bonnaterre, 1788)

Rank

Species

FAO code

HXT

Morphological description

A narrow-headed, big-eyed small seven-gilled shark (Ref. 247). Body fusiform and slender; dorsal fin small, originating over inner margins of pelvic fins; anal fin small (Ref. 6871). Teeth wide, low and comb-shaped (Ref. 6871). Brownish grey above, paler below, sometimes with indistinct dark blotches on body; juveniles with dark-tipped dorsal and caudal fins, adults with light fin margins (Ref. 5578, 6574, 6871). Live specimens with fluorescent green eyes (Ref. 6871).

Taxonomic classification

ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderHexanchiformes
  - FamilyHexanchidae
    - GenusHeptranchias
      - SpeciesHeptranchias perlo

Synonyms

Heptranchias deani Jordan & Starks, 1901
Notidanus cinereus aetatis Bellotti, 1878
Squalus perlo Bonnaterre, 1788
Notidanus cinereus (Gmelin, 1789)
Heptranchus perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Notidanus cinereus pristiurus Bellotti, 1878
Heptrancus angio Costa, 1857
Squalus cinereus Gmelin, 1789
Heptranchias angio Costa, 1857
Heptranchias cinereus (Gmelin, 1789)
Heptranchias dakini Whitley, 1931

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788)

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Heptranchias perlo

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast

Distribution maps