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| Bluntnose sixgill shark [MaST Center Aquarium] |
Bluntnose sixgill shark [MaST Center Aquarium]
Bluntnose sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus
The bluntnose sixgill shark has a heavy, powerful body with a broad head
and small florescent green-blue eyes. Bluntnose sixgill sharks can grow
up to at least 550 cm (18 ft) in length, and 590 kg (1,300 lbs) in
weight. The bluntnose sixgill shark is circumglobal: both in tropical
and temperate waters. In the Eastern Pacific, they are found from the
Aleutian Islands, Alaska to Baja California, Mexico. This species is a
deepsea shark, but like most fish that prefer the deep, they may move to
shallower depths to feed. In some areas, such as Puget Sound, females
move into shallow water to give birth, at which time they may be
encountered by divers. Maximum age is 80 years old. (WDFW)
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MON E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
