Barnett, Adam, Stevens, John D., and Yick, Jonah L. (2010) The occurrence of the bluntnose sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus (Hexanchiformes: Hexanchidae) in a river in south-eastern Tasmania. Marine Biodiversity Records, 3. e24. pp. 1-3.

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Abstract

The bluntnose sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus, predominately a deep-water species (maximum depth: 2500 m), was captured approximately 30 km up a river on a bottom-set longline. Although this species has previously been reported moving into shallow waters at night in other regions of the world, this is the first confirmed report of a sixgill shark in a river.

Item ID:	34300
Item Type:	Article (Short Note)
ISSN:	1755-2672
Keywords:	rare occurrence, sixgill shark, Hexanchus griseus, river
Funders:	Save Our Seas Foundation, Winifred Violet Scott Trust Fund, Holsworth Wildlife Endowment
Date Deposited:	08 Aug 2014 00:11
FoR Codes:	06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0602 Ecology > 060205 Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl Marine Ichthyology) @ 100%
SEO Codes:	96 ENVIRONMENT > 9608 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity > 960808 Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity @ 100%
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