Range and Habitat
Bigeyed sixgills are likely found worldwide. So far they have mainly been found in the Caribbean Sea, the west-central Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the western Pacific Ocean. These sharks live near the sea floor between 90m and 600m, but may move closer to the surface at night to take advantage of the food that gathers there. They make their home on continental shelves, insular shelves, and upper slopes. These sharks do not inhabit abyssal environments.
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