Bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus)

General data

Main name: Bluntnose sixgill shark
Local names: Cow shark, Sixgill shark, Six-gilled shark, Sixgill shark, Atlantic mud shark
Climates: Temperate
Habitat: Saltwater
Native: Europe
Distribution: Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian ocean

Classification

Genus: Hexanchus - Cow sharks
Family: Hexanchidae - Cow sharks
Order: Hexanchiformes - Six-gill sharks
Class: Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays
Superclass: Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes

Taxonomy of Fishes

Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
- Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays->
  - Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks->
  - Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks->
  - Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays->
  - Torpediniformes - Electric rays->
  - Rajiformes - Skates and rays->
  - Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark->
  - Squatiniformes - Angelsharks->
  - Heterodontiformes - Bullhead and horn sharks->
  - Hexanchiformes - Six-gill sharks->
    
    Hexanchidae - Cow sharks->
    
    Hexanchus - Cow sharks->
    
    Bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus)
    
    Bigeyed sixgill shark (Hexanchus nakamurai)
    
    Heptranchias - Heptranchias->
    
    Notorynchus - Notorynchus->
    
    Chlamydoselachidae - Frilled sharks->
  - Myliobatiformes - Stingrays->
  - Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks->
  - Echinorhiniformes - Bramble sharks->
  - Pristiophoriformes - Saw sharks->
- Holocephali - Chimaeras->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->