Puget Sound Matters: Sixgilled sharks
- 15 years ago
The Bluntnose Sixgill shark, Hexanchus griseus, is the third largest predatory shark in the world and is found right here in Puget Sound. The Bluntnose Sixgill shark grows 10-16 feet, and has six gills on each side of its body; commonly species of sharks have five gills.