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sharpnose sevengill shark
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species of shark (Heptranchias perlo)
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It sits within the topics Fish described in 1788, Heptranchias and IUCN Red List near threatened species.
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Species
Near Threatenedsharpnose sevengill shark
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderHexanchiformes
- FamilyHexanchidae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Heptranchias
- Image
- Heptranchias perlo (Sharpnose sevengill shark).gif
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- Commons category
- Heptranchias perlo
- taxon name
- Heptranchias perlo
- Commons gallery
- Heptranchias perlo
- taxon common name
- bocadulce
- start time
- 61000000-0
- taxon range
- Brazil
- short name
- H. perlo
- temporal range start
- Danian
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Encyclopedic overview
The sharpnose sevengill shark (Heptranchias perlo), also known as one-finned shark, perlon shark, sevengill cow shark, sharpsnouted sevengill or slender sevengill, is a species of shark in the family Hexanchidae, and the only living species in the genus Heptranchias. Found almost circumglobally in deep water, it is one of the few species of sharks with seven pairs of gill slits as opposed to the usual five. The other shark species with seven gill slits is the broadnose sevengill shark. Though small, this shark is an active, voracious predator of invertebrates and fish. When caught, this species is notably defensive and will attempt to bite. It is of minor commercial importance.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “sharpnose sevengill shark” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.