WoRMS taxon details
Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
105833 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105833)
accepted
Species
Monopterinus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (synonym)
Squalus griseus Bonnaterre, 1788 (synonym)
Subspecies Hexanchus griseus australis de Buen, 1960 accepted as Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Subspecies Hexanchus griseus nakamurai Teng, 1962 accepted as Hexanchus nakamurai Teng, 1962
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Squalus griseus Bonnaterre, 1788) Bonnaterre, J. P. (1788). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. <em>Ichthyologie.</em> Paris. i-lvi + 1-215, Pls. A-B. 1-100., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=Z67NZ0_oObYC&pg=PR1 [details] 
Note Type species of genus. In Family Heptanchidae in <143>
From other sources
Type species Type species of genus. In Family Heptanchidae in <143> [details]
Description Sits on the bottom by day, and rise to the surface at night to feed. Feeds on a wide range of marine organisms, including...
Distribution Nova Scotia, in Emerald Basin, to Northern Argentina
Description Sits on the bottom by day, and rise to the surface at night to feed. Feeds on a wide range of marine organisms, including other sharks (conspecifics) rays, chimaeras, bony fishes including dolphinfishes, swordfish & marlin, herring, grenadiers, cod, ling, hake, flounders, gurnards & anglers, as well as squids, crabs, shrimps, carrion and even seals. Ovoviviparous with 22-108 in a litter. Not known to have attacked people without provocation. Sensitive to low light. Used for food either fresh, frozen, or dried salted. Also utilized for fishmeal and oil. [details]
Distribution Nova Scotia, in Emerald Basin, to Northern Argentina
Distribution Nova Scotia, in Emerald Basin, to Northern Argentina [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2020). FishBase. Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105833 on 2020-02-20
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(of Squalus griseus Bonnaterre, 1788) Bonnaterre, J. P. (1788). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. <em>Ichthyologie.</em> Paris. i-lvi + 1-215, Pls. A-B. 1-100., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=Z67NZ0_oObYC&pg=PR1 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Moore, J. A.; Vecchione, M.; Collette, B.B.; Gibbons; R. (2002). The fauna of Bear Seamount (New England Seamount chain), and the presence of "natural invader" species. <em>ICES Annual Science Conference and ICES Centenary.</em> [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Dyntaxa. (2013). Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013]., available online at http://www.dyntaxa.se [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Bonnaterre, J. P. (1788). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. <em>Ichthyologie.</em> Paris. i-lvi + 1-215, Pls. A-B. 1-100., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=Z67NZ0_oObYC&pg=PR1
page(s): 9 [details]
additional source Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 9 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019)., available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Moore, J. A.; Vecchione, M.; Collette, B.B.; Gibbons; R. (2002). The fauna of Bear Seamount (New England Seamount chain), and the presence of "natural invader" species. <em>ICES Annual Science Conference and ICES Centenary.</em> [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Dyntaxa. (2013). Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013]., available online at http://www.dyntaxa.se [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Bonnaterre, J. P. (1788). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. <em>Ichthyologie.</em> Paris. i-lvi + 1-215, Pls. A-B. 1-100., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=Z67NZ0_oObYC&pg=PR1
page(s): 9 [details]
additional source Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 9 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019)., available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Sits on the bottom by day, and rise to the surface at night to feed. Feeds on a wide range of marine organisms, including other sharks (conspecifics) rays, chimaeras, bony fishes including dolphinfishes, swordfish & marlin, herring, grenadiers, cod, ling, hake, flounders, gurnards & anglers, as well as squids, crabs, shrimps, carrion and even seals. Ovoviviparous with 22-108 in a litter. Not known to have attacked people without provocation. Sensitive to low light. Used for food either fresh, frozen, or dried salted. Also utilized for fishmeal and oil. [details]Distribution Nova Scotia, in Emerald Basin, to Northern Argentina [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Type species Type species of genus. In Family Heptanchidae in <143> [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | peshkaqeni kokështypur | [details] |
| Danish | seksgællet haj | [details] |
| Dutch | stompsnuitzeskieuwshaaigrauwe haai | [details] |
| English | six-gilled sharksix-gill sharksixgill sharkbluntnose sixgill shark | [details] |
| French | requin grisetgriset | [details] |
| German | Grauhai | [details] |
| Hebrew | שש-זים אפור | [details] |
| Japanese | カグラザメ | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Εξακαρχαρίας | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | kamtannhai | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | kamtannhai | [details] |
| Spanish | tiburón de seis branquias | [details] |
| Swedish | sexbågig kamtandhaj | [details] |
| Turkish | boz camgoz | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (23 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Notidanus monge Risso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (144 publications) (from synonym Notidanus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Squalus vacca Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (225 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Notidanus vulgaris Pérez Canto, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Hexanchus corinus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (76 publications) (from synonym Squalus griseus Bonnaterre, 1788)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To Encyclopedia of Life
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Hexanchus corinum Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
To FishBase (from synonym Hexanchus corinus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus griseus Bonnaterre, 1788)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus vacca Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Notidanus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788))
To FishBase (from synonym Notidanus monge Risso, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Hexanchus griseus australis de Buen, 1960)
To FishBase (from synonym Monopterinus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788))
To FishBase (from synonym Notidanus vulgaris Pérez Canto, 1886)
To GenBank (150 nucleotides; 120 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hexanchus corinus RAD100005-001) (from synonym Hexanchus corinus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hexanchus corinus RAD100005-001) (from synonym Hexanchus corinus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hexanchus griseus RAD100003-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hexanchus griseus RAD100007-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Notidanus monge Risso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (144 publications) (from synonym Notidanus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Squalus vacca Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (225 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Notidanus vulgaris Pérez Canto, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Hexanchus corinus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (76 publications) (from synonym Squalus griseus Bonnaterre, 1788)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To Encyclopedia of Life
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Hexanchus corinum Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
To FishBase (from synonym Hexanchus corinus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus griseus Bonnaterre, 1788)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus vacca Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Notidanus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788))
To FishBase (from synonym Notidanus monge Risso, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Hexanchus griseus australis de Buen, 1960)
To FishBase (from synonym Monopterinus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788))
To FishBase (from synonym Notidanus vulgaris Pérez Canto, 1886)
To GenBank (150 nucleotides; 120 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hexanchus corinus RAD100005-001) (from synonym Hexanchus corinus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hexanchus corinus RAD100005-001) (from synonym Hexanchus corinus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hexanchus griseus RAD100003-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hexanchus griseus RAD100007-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
