Deepwater Shark - Hexanchus Griseus sleeping on a wellhead

A video a friend gave me from an ROV at 3000ft in the gulf of mexico, this is a cow shark "Hexanchus" griseus, taking a nap on a wellhead, probably enjoying the warmth from the flowing well. The ROV disturbs him and he struggles to get swimming again taking a little swipe at the ROV as he leaves.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• deepwater
• shark
• hexanchus
• griseus
• cow
• ROV
• gulf
• of
• mexico

[willyslee]

damit now i got too see if that little bastard messed with my valves

[polthazar]

Six Gill shark, 5+ meters, caught with rod n reel, depth of 180 meters, took us 4 hours to see its blunt nose.

It's still alive, so don't start bitchin'

/watch?v=fdSk7J2CLIo

[unzenonsen]

lovely

[fathomless26]

comfy spot to snuggle in and get some sleep.

[legomasterchief]

Not true they don't suffocate they just sink because sharks lack a swim bladder which is an organ in bony fish that allow them to float at their desired depth so a shark has to keep swimming to stop itself from sinking not dying.

[lithebard]

Actually nikkolia, some sharks do in fact sleep without moving. Which is absolutely the case with the 6-gill. We see them frequently here in the Pacific NW at depths of 100 fsw... and they lie perfectly still when sleeping. Of course, they will awaken suddenly when HID lights are shown in their eyes... that's when the movement really starts - as is the case in this video.

[memorex3248]

lol he gave them the evil eye.

00:23

[spoot]

Six-gill shark, actually

[thesemichrist333]

Actually, nikkolia, if there is a good current, a shark can rest without swimming. As long as the current can move across it's gills.

[nikkolia]

I find it hard to believe that the shark had been there more than a few seconds... Sharks sleep whilst swimming, Otherwise they suffocate.