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Order Elasmobranchii 🍽️ 2 Edible 🎣 2 Game Fish ⚠️ 3 Venomous

Hexanchiformes

Families
2
Species
7
Max Length
600 cm
Max Weight
590.0 kg
Avg Trophic
4.31
Threatened
-

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Hexanchiformes
Family
Hexanchidae
Family
Chlamydoselachidae

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
3 spp.
New Zealand
3 spp.
Brazil
2 spp.
Mozambique
2 spp.
Chile
2 spp.
Norway
2 spp.
Seychelles
2 spp.
Mauritius
2 spp.
Portugal
2 spp.
Kenya
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
2,500 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
7

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
NT
VU
Least Concern 3
Near Threatened 3
Vulnerable 1