▁females ▁can ▁reach ▁over ▁ 1 3 6   cm ▁long , ▁and ▁males ▁can ▁reach ▁over ▁ 1 1 2   cm ▁long . ▁ ▁Range ▁and ▁habitat ▁The ▁six g ill ▁saw sh ark ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁temper ate ▁and ▁subt rop ical ▁waters ▁of ▁the ▁western ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁between ▁lat itudes ▁ 2 3 °   S ▁and ▁ 3 7 °   S , ▁at ▁depth s ▁of ▁between ▁ 3 7 ▁and ▁ 5 0 0 ▁m . ▁This ▁sh ark ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁b enth ic ▁and ▁b enth op el ag ic ▁zones ▁of ▁the ▁contin ental ▁sh elf . ▁Ad ult s ▁are ▁partially ▁seg reg ated ▁from ▁ju ven iles , ▁as ▁they ▁naturally ▁tend ▁to ▁aggregate ▁at ▁lower ▁depth s . ▁ ▁Be havior ▁Using ▁their ▁sensitive ▁bar b els ▁and ▁electric ▁sense , ▁six g ill ▁saw sh arks ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁find ▁their ▁pre y ▁and ▁then ▁in cap ac itate ▁them ▁with ▁their ▁ro str um . ▁Their ▁known ▁di et ▁includes ▁small ▁fish , ▁cr ust ace ans , ▁and ▁squ ids . ▁The ▁only ▁observed ▁pred ator ▁of ▁the ▁six g ill ▁saw sh ark ▁is ▁the ▁t iger ▁sh ark , ▁though ▁it ▁is ▁likely ▁other ▁large ▁sh arks ▁pre date ▁this ▁species . ▁These ▁sh arks , ▁like ▁other ▁saw sh arks , ▁are ▁ov ov iv ip ar ous . ▁They ▁are ▁thought ▁to ▁bre ed ▁ann ually , ▁giving ▁birth ▁to ▁around ▁five