Sixgill Shark: From a submarine in Honduras

The blunt-nosed sixgill shark has a near circumglobal distribution in tropical and temperate waters. However, as it has never been recorded in the extreme deep ocean it is assumed that these sharks require continental shelfs where they can move up and down during the course of a day. This restricts the coastline that the shark is found in. We've mapped the areas where the species has been recorded in the distribution map above.

This sixgill shark is known to move up into shallower water to feed at night. During the day it takes refuge in the dark ocean in depths up to 2,500 meters (8,200 feet). The species is also highly migratory and not restricted to a home range.

This episode was shot while we went diving with Karl Stanley in his homemade submarine. If you want to dive with Karl you can! He offers dives down to about 2,000 feet!

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