Bluntnose six-gill shark

Description

The bluntnose sixgill shark has a large body and long tail.The snout is blunt and wide,and its eyes are small.There are 6 rows of saw-like teeth on its lower jaw and smaller teeth on its upper jaw.Skin color ranges from tan,through brown,to black.It has a light-colored lateral line down the sides and on the fins' edges,and darker colored spots on the sides.Its pupils are black and its eye color is a fluorescent blue-green.The bluntnose sixgill shark can grow to 8 m (26 ft).Adult males generally average between 3.1 and 3.3 m (10 and 11 ft),while adult females average between 3.5 and 4.2 m (11 and 14 ft).