Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre 1788) —Bluntnose sixgill shark

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre 1788) by George et al. (1964: 8); subsequently recorded as Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre) by Mouneimné (1977: 60); as Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre 1788) by Mouneimné (2002: 46); recently recorded as Hexanchus griseus by Lteif (2015: 61). Recent unpublished records from Beirut, Tripoli, Batroun, Saida, Sarafand and Tyre (1999–2018).

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas (including Caribbean Sea, Mediterranean Sea).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (NT: 1 October 2005); Med. (LC: 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Significant decline in the last two decades. High priority for conservation action .

Lamniformes