Broadnose Sevengill Shark

The broadnose sevengill is one of the only sevengill sharks and is in the family Hexanchidae, which includes two sixgill sharks and another sevengill shark.

Size
Most of these sharks average 5 or 6 feet in length, but there are recorded lengths of around 10 feet.

Description
They have brown or olive coloured backs and white bellies. There are small dark spots that speckle its back and sides, but not its belly. There is only one dorsal fin on the broadnose sevengill, and it is set further back than on most sharks. The upper part of the caudal (tail) fin is somewhat long and wavy. As the name suggests, these sharks have broad noses and heads, as well as seven gills.

Prey
The diet of the broadnose sevengill includes bony fishes, small sharks, rays, chimaeras, octopuses, and squid. They have also been known to scavenge food from dead sea animals and to hunt in packs to take down larger prey like seals, and possibly even larger prey!