This footage of a sixgill shark was shot at Hornby island, off the coast of Vancouver Island, B.C. by Vancouver Aquarium research divers.

Scientific Name: Hexanchus griseus

Habitat: Principally a deepwater species, usually offshore near the bottom at depth of 50 to over 1800m, but occasionally inshore, especially along rocky coasts or near islands, at depths of 25-50m.

Diet: Wide range of bony fish such as hake, ling, flounders, gurnards, tunas, other sharks, rays and marine mammals.

Size: Up to five metres

Conservation Status: Special Concern

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