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The occurrence of the bluntnose sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus (Hexanchiformes: Hexanchidae) in a river in south-eastern Tasmania

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2010

Adam Barnett ,
John D. Stevens  and
Jonah L. Yick
Adam Barnett*
Affiliation:
Marine Research Laboratories, Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute, University of Tasmania, Taroona 7053, Tasmania, Australia CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, PO Box 1538, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
John D. Stevens
Affiliation:
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, PO Box 1538, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
Jonah L. Yick
Affiliation:
Marine Research Laboratories, Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute, University of Tasmania, Taroona 7053, Tasmania, Australia
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A. Barnett Marine Research Laboratories Nubeena Crescent Taroona 7053, TasmaniaAustralia email: adam.barnett@utas.edu.au
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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.

Keywords

rare occurrencesixgill sharkHexanchus griseusriver
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 3 , June 2010 , e24
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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