Distinguishing Characteristics |
Body elongate, slender; color gray above, white below; 7 pair of gill slits, all anterior to pectoral fins; 1 small dorsal fin, set far back on body; snout pointed, eye large, fluoresce green in life; mouth large, narrow with pointed jaws; caudal peduncle with no keels or precaudal pits; distance between the dorsal fin origin and the caudal fin is more than twice the dorsal fin base; upper teeth with slender hooked major cusp; lower teeth sawlike with 1 larger cusp and several smaller cusps posterior and 1 small cusp anterior. |
Similar Species |
The only other living sevengill shark, the broadnose sevengill, does not occur in the Gulf of Mexico. |
Habitat |
Gulf, deep waters |
Maximum Size |
1.4 m (4 1/2 ft) |
Fin Element Counts |
none (explain) |
Other Common Names |
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Previous Scientific Names |
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Comments |
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State size/bag limits |
Bag limit is 0, this is a prohibited species; See Shark Regulations; Check for state record. |