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Rare Sixgill Shark Filmed at Depth of 490 Feet

A crew from scientific organization Ocean Gate shot video of a sixgill shark and swarm of dogfish at depth of 490 feet near Desolation Sound in British Columbia. The rarely-sighted sixgill shark was estimated to be approximately 14 feet long.

The sixgill is a predatory shark but lives mostly at great depths and is rarely spotted by humans. Credit: OceanGate