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Hexanchus nakamurai
Teng, 1962
Bigeye sixgill shark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Hexanchiformes Hexanchidae
Reference of the original description
Classification and distribution of the Chondrichthyes of Taiwan. Ogawa Press, Maizuru, Kyoto, Japan, pp. 1–304, figs 1–77
Classification and distribution of the Chondrichthyes of Taiwan. Ogawa Press, Maizuru, Kyoto, Japan, pp. 1–304, figs 1–77
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Hexanchus aff. nakamurai, Hexanchus cf. nakamurai, Hexanchus griseus nakamurai
Hexanchus aff. nakamurai, Hexanchus cf. nakamurai, Hexanchus griseus nakamurai
Description :
Citation: Hexanchus nakamurai Teng, 1962: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
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Hexanchus nakamurai Teng, 102 mm TL; Locality: New Caledonia, Nouméa; female; 03.07.2008; Weight: 3600 g.; identified by Bernard Séret, IRD-MNHN, Paris; © Prof. Jean-Lou Justine, Paris
Hexanchus nakamurai Teng, 102 mm TL; Locality: New Caledonia, Nouméa; female; 03.07.2008; Weight: 3600 g.; identified by Bernard Séret, IRD-MNHN, Paris; © Prof. Jean-Lou Justine, Paris
Common names
Cazón de fondo, Cazón de seis branquias, Cañabota ojigrande, Marrajo Ojigrande, 
Griset, Requin-vache, 
Bigeye sixgill shark, Bigeyed sixgill shark, 
Canhabota olho grande
Cazón de fondo, Cazón de seis branquias, Cañabota ojigrande, Marrajo Ojigrande, Griset, Requin-vache, Bigeye sixgill shark, Bigeyed sixgill shark, Canhabota olho grande
Short Description
A small, slim, six-gilled cowshark, with a narrow head and large eyes [536]. Snout bluntly pointed, body fusiform [1388]. Dorsal fin relatively small, origin varying from over posterior half of pelvic fin base to just behind pelvic fin insertion [1388]. Anal fin smaller than dorsal fin [1388]. Live specimens with fluorescent green eyes [1388]. Brownish grey dorsally, paler ventrally [1388]. Fins with white trailing edges [20040].
A small, slim, six-gilled cowshark, with a narrow head and large eyes [536]. Snout bluntly pointed, body fusiform [1388]. Dorsal fin relatively small, origin varying from over posterior half of pelvic fin base to just behind pelvic fin insertion [1388]. Anal fin smaller than dorsal fin [1388]. Live specimens with fluorescent green eyes [1388]. Brownish grey dorsally, paler ventrally [1388]. Fins with white trailing edges [20040].
Distribution
Indian Ocean: off eastern and southern Africa [544], Aldabra Island (India); Western Australia [1388]. Western Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, New Caledonia and eastern Australia [544]. Source: www.gbif.org
Indian Ocean: off eastern and southern Africa [544], Aldabra Island (India); Western Australia [1388]. Western Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, New Caledonia and eastern Australia [544]. Source: www.gbif.org
Human uses
fisheries: subsistence fisheries
fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Biology
Ovoviviparous, with number of young 13 in one litter. Length at birth about 43 cm [518]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086]. Found on the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 75154).
Ovoviviparous, with number of young 13 in one litter. Length at birth about 43 cm [518]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086]. Found on the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 75154).
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=2861;
shark-references Species-ID=2861;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Monogenea
Cestoda
Isopoda
Monogenea
- Protocotyle euzetmaillardi Justine, 2011 [14443]
Cestoda
- Paragrillotia apecteta Beveridge & Justine, 2007 [12209]
Isopoda
- Aega angustata Whitelegge, 1901 [16094]
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