Keep it in a group page
This species is much more useful when the site treats sixgill and sevengill sharks as a small cluster rather than unrelated one-offs.
Species profile
Broadnose Sevengill Shark
The broadnose sevengill belongs in the same part of the guide as the bluntnose sixgill, but it helps show how coastal context and group comparisons can change the way a reader identifies a shark.
HexanchidGroup comparisonIndex after rewrite
Use it for contrast
The page helps readers move between coastal and deeper-water sharks without relying on dramatic language.
Favour family-level orientation
The value here is in clear placement and comparison, not thin species trivia.
At a glance
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Scientific name | Notorynchus cepedianus |
| Family | Hexanchidae |
| Maximum length | 3.0 m max |
| Region notes | Indian Ocean, Mauritian EEZ, Réunion EEZ |
| Conservation status | Not listed in this offline release |
Useful next pages
Keep moving through the field guide with the pages that make this one more useful.
Bluntnose Sixgill Shark
The main companion species for this page.
Deep-Sea Sharks
The habitat context that makes hexanchid pages more useful.
Coastal Sharks
A coastal guide for the more familiar nearshore contrast species.
Keep the guide offline
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