Atlantic bigeye sixgill shark
📖 Overview
Found on continental and insular slopes. Feeds mainly on bony fishes and cephalopods, sometimes on crustaceans Viviparous, with 13 to 26 young in a litter. Size at birth measures to about 40-45 cm TL . It was reported that there is likely some stratification of the distribution by size, presumably with larger individuals present in deeper waters (mostly adult captured in the Bahamas at an average depth of 639.5 m) than the juveniles (< 350 m in Belize and northern Gulf of Mexico). Resource and habitat partitioning between juvenile and much larger adult bluntnose sixgill sharks has been suggested as predation avoidance .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Atlantic bigeye sixgill shark is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Atlantic bigeye sixgill shark is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Viviparous, with number of young 13 in one litter. Length at birth about 40 to 45 cm.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 0 - 700 m . Tropical; 46°N - 6°N, 98°W - 28°E Atlantic Ocean: Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean to Venezuela and Guyanas; Bay of Biscay, from France to Morocco and the Mediterranean.
🌿 Ecology
bony fishes and cephalopods, sometimes on crustaceans Viviparous, with 13 to 26 young in a litter
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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