---
title: "Atlantic sixgill shark"
description: "Hexanchus vitulus — Fische. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/atlantic-sixgill-shark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Atlantic sixgill shark

> Hexanchus vitulus — Fische. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Hexanchus vitulus*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2
- iNaturalist taxon: [1136442](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1136442)

## Names

- en: Atlantic sixgill shark

## Photo

![Atlantic sixgill shark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/atlantic-sixgill-shark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Haplochromis · CC0 · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hexanchus_nakamurai_vitulus_distmap.png

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/atlantic-sixgill-shark?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).