Bluntnose Sixgill Shark | |
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Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Chondrichthyes |
Order | Hexanchiformes |
Family | Hexanchidae |
Genus | Hexanchus |
Species | H. griseus |
Conservation Status | |
Near Threatened |
The Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (Hexanchus griseus) is a species of hexanchoid shark. It is the close relative of the Frilled Shark. The Bluntnose Sixgill Shark has been swimming in the oceans since the Jurassic period.