WoRMS taxon details
Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
105833 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105833)
accepted
Species
Hexanchus corinum Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 · unaccepted
Hexanchus corinus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 · unaccepted
Hexanchus griseus australis de Buen, 1960 · unaccepted
Monopterhinus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788) · unaccepted
Monopterinus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788) · unaccepted (synonym)
Notidanus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788) · unaccepted
Notidanus monge Risso, 1827 · unaccepted
Notidanus vulgaris Pérez Canto, 1886 · unaccepted
Squalus griseus Bonnaterre, 1788 · unaccepted (synonym)
Squalus vacca Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
- 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... Ichthyologie. <em>Panckoucke, Paris.</em> 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>
Unreviewed
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. (2024). FishBase. Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105833 on 2024-11-21
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(of Squalus griseus Bonnaterre, 1788) Bonnaterre, J. P. (1788). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie. <em>Panckoucke, Paris.</em> 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]
context source (Bermuda) Clark, E.; Kristof, E. (1990). Deep-sea elasmobranchs observed from submersibles off Bermuda, Grand Cayman, and Freeport, Bahamas In: Pratt, Jr., H. L., S. H. Gruber & T. Taniuchi (eds.), Elasmobranchs as Living Resources: Advances in the Biology, Ecology, Systematics, and the Status of the Fisheries. NOAA Technical Report 90, 269-284 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> 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 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... Ichthyologie. <em>Panckoucke, Paris.</em> 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). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Clark, E.; Kristof, E. (1990). Deep-sea elasmobranchs observed from submersibles off Bermuda, Grand Cayman, and Freeport, Bahamas In: Pratt, Jr., H. L., S. H. Gruber & T. Taniuchi (eds.), Elasmobranchs as Living Resources: Advances in the Biology, Ecology, Systematics, and the Status of the Fisheries. NOAA Technical Report 90, 269-284 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> 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 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... Ichthyologie. <em>Panckoucke, Paris.</em> 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). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
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 nektonic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [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] |
| Russian | Шестижаберная акула | [details] |
| Spanish | tiburón de seis branquias | [details] |
| Swedish | sexbågig kamtandhaj | [details] |
| Turkish | boz camgoz | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (45 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 European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hexanchus griseus)
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 FishBase images (Hexanchus griseus, by Murch, A.)
To GenBank (162 nucleotides; 141 proteins)
To GenBank (162 nucleotides; 141 proteins) (from synonym Squalus griseus Bonnaterre, 1788)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
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 European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hexanchus griseus)
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 FishBase images (Hexanchus griseus, by Murch, A.)
To GenBank (162 nucleotides; 141 proteins)
To GenBank (162 nucleotides; 141 proteins) (from synonym Squalus griseus Bonnaterre, 1788)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
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
