The first record of the bluntnose six-gill shark [Hexanchus griseus (BONNATERRE, 1788)] in the Sea of Marmara

Abstract

       The bluntnose six-gill shark, Hexanchus griseus (BONNATERRE, 1788), was recorded for the first time in the Sea of Marmara (off the coast of Şarköy - 40° 09’ 50” N; 27° 18’ 40” E). The main morphologic and morphometric data of one specimen of this species are given. The present recording extends the distribution of H. griseus to the Sea of Marmara.