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Hexanchus vitulus

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Hexanchus vitulus

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Also known as Atlantic sixgill shark

species of fish

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Vinony's link graph records 10 inbound references to Hexanchus vitulus, and connects out to Least Concern, Animalia and Guatemala.

It sits within the topics Fish described in 1969, Hexanchus and IUCN Red List least concern species.

Vinony links it to 4 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Least Concern

sixgill shark

SPECIES

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassElasmobranchii
  4. OrderHexanchiformes
  5. FamilyHexanchidae
Habitatmarine

via GBIF · IUCN

Museum specimens

Specimen records
27
With media
14
Family
Hexanchidae
Collections
IGL-UNAM, CAS, USNM, BPBM, NHMUK, UF
Recorded in
Mexico, Philippines, Bahamas, Madagascar, Seychelles, United States, Virgin Islands (Usa), Puerto Rico

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Hexanchus
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taxon rank
species
taxon name
Hexanchus vitulus
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
short name
H. vitulus
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