sixgill shark

English

Hexanchus griseus (Bluntnose sixgill shark)

Noun

sixgill shark (plural sixgill sharks)

1. Any deepwater shark in the genus Hexanchus, characterized by a broad, pointed head, six pairs of gill slits, comb-like, yellow lower teeth, and a long tail.

Hyponyms

• Atlantic sixgill shark
• bigeyed sixgill shark
• bluntnose sixgill shark

References

• sixgill shark on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hexanchus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Hexanchus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons