Scientific Name	Hexanchus griseus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bonnaterre, 1788)	Depth	0 - 2000M
Chinese	灰六鰓鯊	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	六鰓鯊科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F032　Hexanchidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	灰六鰓鯊
Max Length	482 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	灰六鰓鮫、六鰓沙
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	North East
Habitats	Ocean、Deep Sea、Coastal	Holotype Locality	[La Méditerranée] France, Northwestern Mediterranean Sea
Synonyms	Hexanchus corinum, Hexanchus corinus, Hexanchus griseus australis, Monopterinus griseus, Notidanus griseus, Notidanus monge, Notidanus vulgaris, Squalus griseus, Squalus vacca
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-圓口綱及軟骨魚綱(朱等, 2001)；FAO Species Catalogue, Vol.4 Sharks of the world  Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 朱元鼎, 孟慶聞 等編 2001
Specimen List	ASIZP0801544. ASIZP0911544. NMMBP06439.
Barcode	2016-02-03,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Six-gilled shark; Sixgilled shark; Sixgill shark; Sixgill cow shark; Six-gill shark; Atlantic mud shark; Atlantic mudshark; Cow shark; Brown shark; Bull shark; Bull dog shark; Bluntnose sixgill shark; Gray shark; Grey shark; Mud shark
Redlist Status	IUCN Redlist: Lower Risk/near threatened(LR/nt)  2000-06-30
Characteristic	A big-sized, heavy-bodied, broad-headed six gill shark. Body rather stout. Head rounded to bluntly pointed. Eyes small. Lower jaw usually with 6 rows of large, comblike teeth on each side, these with relatively short cusps. Dorsal fin close to upper caudal origin, caudal peduncle short and stout. Distance from dorsal fin insertion to upper caudal origin about equal or slightly greater than length of dorsal base.
habitats	A marine and benthic or pelagic species. Live on the continental and insular shelves and upper slopes. A deepwater, sluggish but strong swimming shark. Ovoviviparous, number of embryos very large, 22-108. Maximum total length at least 482 cm. Females mat
Distribution	Western Atlantic from north Carolina to Florida, USA, northern Gulf of Mexico, Cuba, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Venezuela, southern Brazil to northern Argentina. Eastern Atlantic from Iceland, Norway to Senegal. Indian Ocean including off South Africa, southe
Utility	Usually taken by line gear, gill-net, traps and pelagic and bottom trawls. Utilized fresh, frozen, dried salted for human consumption.