| Citation | Compagno, L.J.V., 1984, FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1 - Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes.. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/1):1-249. Rome, FAO. |
| Ref. | 247 Compagno, L.J.V., 1984 |
| Page | 19-20 |
| Named Used as Valid | Hexanchus griseus |
| Comment | photo, taxonomy, common name, distribution, diagnostic, ecology, depth range, max size, fisheries. |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | W Atlantic: North Carolina to Florida, USA, N Gulf of Mexico, Cuba, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Venezuela, S Brazil to N Argentina. E Atlantic: Iceland, Norway to Senegal, possibly Ivory coast and Nigeria, Angola and Namibia, and Mediterranean Sea. |
| Quote | Indian Ocean: off South Africa, S Mozambique, Madagascar, Aldabra Island, Comores Island. W Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, Sumatra, Australia (NSW, Victoria), New Zealand. C Pacific: Hawaii, Palau. E Pacific: Aleutian Is, USA to Baja California, Mexico and Chile. |