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six-gilled shark

/ˈsɪks ɡɪld ʃɑːrk/

Traducción: Tipo de tiburón de aguas profundas del género Hexanchus, que se caracteriza por tener seis pares de hendiduras branquiales en lugar de los cinco habituales y por su aspecto primitivo.

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/ˈsɪks ɡɪld ʃɑːrk/formalscientific
  • esTipo de tiburón de aguas profundas del género Hexanchus, que se caracteriza por tener seis pares de hendiduras branquiales en lugar de los cinco habituales y por su aspecto primitivo.

A type of deepwater shark belonging to the genus Hexanchus, characterized by having six pairs of gill slits instead of the usual five, and known for its primitive appearance.

  1. Bluntnose sixgill sharkC2formal

    A large, deep-water shark species (Hexanchus griseus) characterized by having six pairs of gill slits, unlike most modern sharks which have five.

    estiburón de seis branquias

    • The six-gilled shark is one of the few shark species with six gill slits.
    • Marine biologists tagged a six-gilled shark off the coast of Hawaii.
    • Six-gilled sharks are rarely seen because they live in deep ocean waters.