genus
Hexanchus
Hexanchus is a genus in the family Hexanchidae. This database currently files 5 species under it.
- Species filed
- 5
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 20%
- Weight range
- Not recorded
Best-known members of Hexanchus
Ranked by popularity score.
Bluntnose sixgill shark
Hexanchus griseus
Bigeye sixgill shark
Hexanchus nakamurai
Sixgill shark
Hexanchus vitulus
How threatened is Hexanchus?
1 of 5 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| NTNear Threatened | 1 | 100% |
All species in Hexanchus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluntnose sixgill shark | Hexanchus griseus | Hexanchidae | Near Threatened | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bigeye sixgill shark | Hexanchus nakamurai | Hexanchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sixgill shark | Hexanchus vitulus | Hexanchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Hexanchus agassizi | Hexanchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Notidanus barbarus | Hexanchidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |