Hexanchus
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hexanchus-188-4465663
title:
Hexanchus
text:
The sixgill sharks are a genus, Hexanchus, of deepwater sharks in the family Hexanchidae. These sharks are characterized by a broad, pointed head, six pairs of gill slits, comb-like, yellow lower teeth, and a long tail. The largest species can grow up to 8 m long and weigh over 600 kg (1320 lb). They are continental shelf-dwelling and abyssal plain scavengers with a keen sense of smell and are among the first to arrive at carrion, together with hagfish and rattails. They show a characteristic ro
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Genus of sharks
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexanchus
date created:
2005-12-18T04:12:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T21:41:28Z
main entity:
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