Species: Heptranchias perlo, Sharpnose Sevengill Shark
small, slender
head narrow, pointed
eye very large
head narrow, pointed
eye very large
7 gill slits
Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Sharpnose Sevengill Shark
Body fusiform, slender; head narrow and pointed; eyes very large; mouth narrow, pointed; top teeth small, narrow, hooked, with small side points; lower jaw with ~5 teeth per side, those large, long and low comb-like, with 1 of points larger; seven pairs of gill slits; one small dorsal fin at rear of body towards tail fin base; tail base long; tail very asymmetrical, with small lower lobe.
Body plain grey, without spots; dorsal fin and upper tail lobes with black tips in juvenile (faded in adults).
Size: 150 cm.
Habitat: Bottom of outer continental and insular shelves and upper slopes.
Depth: 27-1720 m.
Tropical and temperate, worldwide; N Carolina to Brazil.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Offshore
- Offshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom + water column
- Near Bottom
- Habitat
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- Sand & gravel
- Water column
- Mud
- FishBase Habitat
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- Bathydemersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Data
- Sharks/rays
- Bony fishes
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Octopus/squid/cuttlefish
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Live birth
- No pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Circumtropical ( Indian + Pacific + Atlantic Oceans)
- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent
- Continent + Island (s)
- Continental primarily
- Extends North of GC
- GC non-endemic
- Island (s)
- All species
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Temperate (>35N)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Near threatened
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 150
- Depth Range Min
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- 27
- Depth Range Max
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- 1720
