Broadnose sevengill
Introduction: Broadnose sevengills (Notorychus cepedianus) are also known as the cowsharks,two references to their appearance. It is a very large shark with a broadly rounded head and a blunt snout. Notorychus means 'short-snouted' and cepedianus is a reference to the broad, flattened snout and 7 gills.
Distribution: Orange River mouth, Luderitz, Swakopmund and Walvis Bay, Henties Bay, Torra Bay and Terrace Bay.
Diet: Actively hunts for prey including other sharks, eaglerays, stingrays and some bony fishes.
Colouration: Overall body colour is pale grey or greyish-brown upperparts with plenty of irregularly spaced, small, black spots. The underside is white.
Breeding: Females are ovoviviparous, producing large litters as many as 80 young
Max size: 290cm
Max weight: 95kg
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