Species FAO code: SBL

Hexanchus griseus

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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
Austria	de Grauhai	–
Croatia	hr pas glavonja	–
Cyprus	el παμπακάς	–
Czech Republic	cs Žralok šedý cs Žralok	–
Denmark	da Seksgællet haj	–
Germany	de Grauhai	–
Malta	en Bluntnose sixgill shark it Notidano grigio mt Murruna	–
Netherlands	nl Zeskieuwhaai	–
Portugal	pt Tubarão pt Tubarão-albafar pt Albafar	–
Slovakia	sk šesťžiabrovec tuponosý	–
Slovenia	sl sivi morski pes	–
Spain	es Cañabota gris	Balearic Islands: Bestriu vaca Canary Islands: Albajar Canary Islands: Albafara Catalonia: Bocadolça de morro rodó Galicia: Bocadoce gris
Sweden	sv Sexbågig kamtandhaj	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Distribution maps

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Hexanchus griseus

Scientific name

Hexanchus griseus

Author

(Bonnaterre, 1788)

Rank

Species

FAO code

SBL

Morphological description

A heavily-bodied, broad-headed sixgill shark, mouth ventral with 6 rows of lower, bladelike, comb-shaped teeth on each side (Ref. 247). Snout broadly rounded, body fusiform (Ref. 6871). Anal fin smaller than dorsal fin (Ref. 6871). Brown or grey above, paler below, with a light stripe along side (Ref. 26346). Fins with white edges (Ref. 6574). Live specimens with fluorescent green eyes (Ref. 6871). Six gill slits are very long (Ref. 35388).

Taxonomic classification

ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderHexanchiformes
  - FamilyHexanchidae
    - GenusHexanchus
      - SpeciesHexanchus griseus

Synonyms

Hexanchus corinum Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
Squalus vacca Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Hexanchus griseus australis de Buen, 1960
Notidanus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Squalus griseus Bonnaterre, 1788
Hexanchus corinus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
Notidanus monge Risso, 1827
Notidanus vulgaris Pérez Canto, 1886
Monopterinus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

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Hexanchus griseus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Pots and traps

Seines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

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 67 - Pacific, Northeast

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast

Distribution maps