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Bluntnose Sixgill Shark
The bluntnose sixgill shark (''Hexanchus griseus''), often simply called the cow shark, is the largest hexanchoid shark, growing to in length. It is found in tropical and temperate waters worldwide and its diet is widely varied by region. The bluntnose sixgill is a species of sixgill sharks, of genus ''Hexanchus'', a genus that also consists of two other species: the bigeye sixgill shark ( ''Hexanchus nakamurai'') and the Atlantic sixgill shark ( ''Hexanchus vitulus''). Through their base pairs of mitochondrial genes COI and ND2, these three species of sixgills widely differ from one another. Taxonomy The first scientific description of the bluntnose sixgill shark was authored in 1788 by Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre. As a member of the family Hexanchidae, it has more close relatives in the fossil record than living relatives. The related living species include the dogfish, the Greenland shark, and other six- and seven-gilled sharks. Some of the shark's relatives date back 200 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre
Abbé Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre (1752, Aveyron – 20 September 1804, Saint-Geniez-d'Olt) was a French zoologist who contributed sections on cetaceans, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and insects to the '' Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique''. He is also notable as the first scientist to study the feral child A feral child (also called wild child) is a young individual who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age, with little or no experience of human care, social behavior, or language. The term is used to refer to children who h ... Victor of Aveyron. Bonnaterre is credited with identifying about 25 new species of fish, and assembled illustrations of about 400 in his encyclopedia work of book. He was the first scientist to study Victor, the wild child of Aveyron, whose life inspired François Truffaut for his film '' The Wild Child''. Partial bibliography * ''Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la natur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
