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title: "Gevlekte zevenkieuwshaai"
description: "Notorynchus cepedianus — Vissen. The broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus) is the only extant member of the genus Notorynchus, in the family Hexanchidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/broadnose-sevengill-shark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gevlekte zevenkieuwshaai

> Notorynchus cepedianus — Vissen. The broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus) is the only extant member of the genus Notorynchus, in the family Hexanchidae.

- Scientific name: *Notorynchus cepedianus*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 482
- Wikidata: [Q377591](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q377591)
- iNaturalist taxon: [107194](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/107194)

## Names

- en: Broadnose Sevengill Shark
- de: Breitnasen-Siebenkiemerhai
- es: Tiburón pinto
- fr: Requin plat-nez
- nl: Gevlekte zevenkieuwshaai
- pt: Cação-bruxa
- pl: Siedmioszpar plamisty

## Countries with the most observations

NZ (125), US (123), ZA (65), AU (56), AR (15), CL (8), PE (7), MX (6)

## Summary

The broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus) is the only extant member of the genus Notorynchus, in the family Hexanchidae. It is recognizable because of its seven gill slits, while most shark species have five gill slits, with the exception of the members of the order Hexanchiformes and the sixgill sawshark. This shark has a large, thick body, with a broad head and blunt snout. The top jaw has jagged, cusped teeth and the bottom jaw has comb-shaped teeth. Its single dorsal fin is set far back along the spine towards the caudal fin, and is behind the pelvic fins. In this shark the upper caudal fin is much…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadnose_sevengill_shark

## Photo

![Gevlekte zevenkieuwshaai](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/broadnose-sevengill-shark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alvaro Rusconi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/329261381

## Machine access

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