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Bluntnose sixgill shark
Hexanchus griseus
The bluntnose sixgill shark has a dense, spindle-shaped body and a broad head with a blunt …
Marine
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Way of eating
Habitat
Threat to people
Conservation status
Order
- Perciformes 214
- Acanthuriformes 73
- Carangiformes 70
- Carcharhiniformes 50
- Scorpaeniformes 50
- Clupeiformes 37
- Scombriformes 37
- Anguilliformes 33
- Gadiformes 31
- Tetraodontiformes 31
- Labriformes 29
- Myliobatiformes 29
- Pleuronectiformes 26
- Syngnathiformes 26
- Gobiiformes 24
- Artiodactyla 21
- Salmoniformes 21
- Beloniformes 19
- Lophiiformes 19
- Orectolobiformes 18
- Blenniiformes 15
- Istiophoriformes 15
- Lamniformes 15
- Siluriformes 15
- Spariformes 10
- Rhinopristiformes 8
- Cypriniformes 7
- Squaliformes 7
- Trachiniformes 7
- Mugiliformes 6
- Osmeriformes 6
- Rajiformes 6
- Acipenseriformes 5
- Aulopiformes 5
- Stomiiformes 5
- Atheriniformes 4
- Hexanchiformes 4
- Myctophiformes 4
- Torpediniformes 4
- Beryciformes 3
- Centrarchiformes 3
- Moroniformes 3
- Trachichthyiformes 3
- Acropomatiformes 2
- Actinopterygii 2
- Anabantiformes 2
- Batrachoidiformes 2
- Callionymiformes 2
- Chimaeriformes 2
- Coelacanthiformes 2
- Elopiformes 2
- Heterodontiformes 2
- Holocentriformes 2
- Saccopharyngiformes 2
- Squatiniformes 2
- Albuliformes 1
- Alepocephaliformes 1
- Anodontostoma 1
- Argentiniformes 1
- Arthrodira 1
- Characiformes 1
- Cyprinodontiformes 1
- Gonorynchiformes 1
- Lampridiformes 1
- Mulliformes 1
- Myxiniformes 1
- Ophidiiformes 1
- Osteoglossiformes 1
- Petromyzontiformes 1
- Squalidae 1
- Squamata 1
- Stylephoriformes 1
- Uncertain 1
- Zeiformes 1
Phylum
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Broadnose sevengill shark
Notorynchus cepedianus
The broadnose sevengill shark has a large, fusiform (spindle-shaped) body with a wide, rounded head and …
Frilled shark
Chlamydoselachus anguineus
The frilled shark is named for the wide skin folds formed by gill fibres covering the …
Indonesian coelacanth
Latimeria menadoensis
Instead of vertebrae, the Indonesian coelacanth has a thick tube containing a highly pressurized fluid. An …
Sharpnose sevengill shark
Heptranchias perlo
These sharks have a slender, spindly body with a narrow, pointed head. The large oval eyes …
West Indian Ocean coelacanth
Latimeria chalumnae
The coelacanth has a large, fusiform (spindle-shaped) body that is thick and heavy, tapering to a …