Common names:
Tiburón cañabota, Tiburón de seis branquias
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
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Importance:
minor commercial
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Ranges south to Bahia San Todos, northern Baja California along the Pacific coast (Ref. 27436). Occurrence based on map distribution (Ref. 125614). Rarely caught by the shark fisheries in Tamaulipas and Quintana Roo (Ref. 13186).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
National Database:
Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Hexanchiformes (Frill and cow sharks) > Hexanchidae (Cow sharks)
Etymology: Hexanchus:hex (Gr.), six; anchus, etymology unclear, perhaps anchos (Gr.), choke or throttle, referring to how six gill openings of H. griseus extend down onto the throat. (See ETYFish); griseus:Medieval Latin for gray, reflecting the French vernacular “Le Griset,” referring to its dark-gray coloration. (See ETYFish). More on author: Bonnaterre.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 1 - 2500 m (Ref. 58302), usually 180 - 1100 m (Ref. 45445). Subtropical; 6°C - 10°C (Ref. 125614); 65°N - 48°S, 180°W - 180°E
Distribution
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