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The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is a large oceanic predator, up to 23 feet (7 m) long, weighing over 7, 000 pounds (3200 kg). It has 3, 000 replaceable teeth at a time.

The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) is a requiem shark, and is the most common attacker of people. It is a very common shark and it swims in shallow waters.

The tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) is a fierce predator that eats just about anything. It has tiger-like markings and can grow to be be over 14 feet (4.2 m) long.

The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is the largest shark and the largest fish. It is up to 40 feet (12 m) long and weighs up to 15 tons. It is a filter feeder and sieves enormous amounts of plankton to eat through its gills as it swims.

The angelshark (Squatina spp.) is a benthic shark (a bottom-dweller) that hides in the sand and mud by day and hunts in the reefs by night. It has a flattened body and long, wide fins that look like wings, giving it its name.

The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is a huge filter feeder which grows to be up to 32 feet (9.8 m) long.

The short finned mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) has a conical snout, and long gill slits. It is pelagic but occasionally goes inshore. It is gray-blue on top and off-white on its belly.

The galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis), also known as the grey reef whaler, is an aggressive requiem shark found in tropical waters. It is dark gray on top and has an off-white belly.

The lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) is requiem shark that is fairly common along the southeast coast of the USA. It has long, knife-like teeth which is used to catch the mainstay of its diet, bony fish.

The nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) is a large, sluggish, bottom-dwelling shark that is generally harmless unless provoked. It has very strong jaws, a stout body, and a wide head with obvious barbels (thin, fleshy, whisker-like organs on the lower jaw that sense touch and taste)..

The blue shark (Prionace glauca) is a large, indigo-colored shark. It is a sleek shark with long, pointed fins, a pointed snout, and large eyes. It is indigo-blue on top and off-white on its belly.

The Thresher shark, Alopias vulpinus, is a mackerel shark whose tail fin has a greatly elongated upper lobe. This shark is a very strong swimmer that can even vault out of the waters.

The Goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is a bottom-dwelling predator that is up to 11 feet (3.3 m) long; it has jaws that protrude easily.

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Megamouth Shark Print-out. The Megamouth Shark, Megachasma pelagios, is a large, slow-swimming, filter-feeding shark with a huge mouth.

Great White Shark: Classification Taxonomy Introduction Diagnosis Distribution Size Reproduction Diet Public Image Conservation Great white shark Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758). Ian K Fergusson Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Superorder: Selachimorpha Order: Lamiformes Family: Lamnidae French: Grand requin blanc; requin blanc; Lamie Spanish: Tiburon blanco; jaqueton ...

The Bull Shark is recognised by a combination of characters including a stout body, short blunt snout, triangular serrated teeth in the upper jaw and no fin markings as an adult. This species has a second dorsal fin about one third the height of the first, a small eye, and no skin ridge between the two dorsal fins. It is grey above and pale below, sometimes with a pale stripe on the flank.

Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus or glaucus) Copyright Richard Ellis 1997 The mako is the quintessential shark. It is probably the most graceful of all sharks, the most beautifully proportioned, the fastest, the most strikingly colored, the most spectacular game fish, and one of the meanest-looking animals on earth. Like other mackerel sharks, the great white and the porbeagle, the mako has a ...

Shark Attack! I have received quite a few emails about shark attacks on humans, and many people want to hear first-hand accounts of shark attacks. Luckily, someone (I can't remember your name - if you see this, email me and tell me it!) mentioned to me that a friend of his had been attacked by a white shark, and gave me his email address. I queried to the attackee , Marco Flagg, and I received ...

The White Shark is a large species with a public profile to match. This species grows to at least 6m in length (3000kg) and is a powerful predator, however the fear that it provokes in many people may not be entirely warrented. Scientists are only recently building up knowledge on the biology, movements an vulnerability of this species.

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The Common Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna zygaena) -- Although they prefer to remain in the open ocean, the Common Hammerhead is one of the largest sharks in the Delaware-Chesapeake Bay area and is a familiar sight for anglers along the coast in summer. With an average size of 2 to 4 feet, hammerheads can grow to as long as 6 to 13 feet. The hammerhead is easily recognizable since it is one of the ...

The Atlantic Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) -- The Atlantic Mako Shark is one of the largest commonly seen sharks in the western Atlantic and one of the best to eat. One of the largest ever recorded was 12 feet, 2 inches in length and weighed 1, 061 pounds. Very little is known of the Mako's diet other than it prefers other fish and often preys on schools of small fish. Makos can be aggressive ...

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A brief description of the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), including photograph.

Provides the opinions of Jim Bourdon on fossil shark teeth ...

Sandbar Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) -- The Sandbar Shark isn't plentiful but can be found in mid-Atlantic waters from May to September in the Delaware Bay area, which appears to be a mid-point in its migration to southern wintering and northern summering grounds. Sometimes called a Brown Shark because of its brownish color, the Sandbar Shark has a massive set of teeth that are triangular, ...

Greenland Shark (Somniosus microcephalus) Copyright Richard Ellis 1997 Somniosus microcephalus -- known as the the sleeper shark, Greenland shark, or gurry shark -- lives in polar waters all year round. It is a large shark: lengths of 8 to 14 feet are not unusual, and the largest measured specimen was 21 feet long. (Only the whale shark, basking shark, and great white shark are known to reach ...

A brief description of the mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus), including photograph.

Provides the opinions of Jim Bourdon on fossil Angel Shark teeth ...

The Goblin Shark is an unusual-looking fish which lives near the bottom in marine waters down to about 1200m in depth. It is easily recognised by its shovel-like snout , flabby body and tail with a weakly developed lower lobe.

A brief description of the hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena), including photograph.

A brief description of the leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata), including photograph.

Megamouth Shark The mystery shark of the deep Order: Lamniformes Family: Megachasmidae Genus & Species: Megachasma pelagios APPEARANCE The megamouth shark's name says it all: it is a shark with a huge mouth. The head is bulbous with protruding jaws. There are white marks on the tips of the fins and mouth and a dark triangular mark on the base of the throat. The average length of the megamouth is ...

Information on many different species of shark, species lists, conservation information, great white and shark attack ...

Sand Tiger (Carcharias taurus) Copyright Richard Ellis 1997 There may be as many as six distinct species of sand tigers (odontaspids), of which O. taurus is the one found in American waters. The species nomenclature is confusing, because this is a fairly common shark in the waters of Australia, South Africa, South America, Japan, India, and China; and in some locations it has a different ...

A brief description of the angel shark (Squatina californica).

A brief description of the blue shark (Prionace glauca), including photograph.

Goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) Copyright Richard Ellis 1997 The Japanese fishermen who caught the first specimen of Mitsukurina in the Black Cur rent off Yokohama called it tenguzame, which means goblin shark. This has become its common name, although very few people besides ichthyologists and shark-book authors ever get a chance to use it. The shark is extremely rare, found only in deep ...

Provides the opinions of Jim Bourdon on fossil Heterodontus teeth ...

Information on many different species of shark, species lists, conservation information, great white and shark attack ...

A brief description of the thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus).

The Cookie-cutter Shark is named after the neat cookie-shaped wounds that it leaves on the bodies of larger fishes and marine mammals. This species has a small cigar-shaped body (up to about 50cm in length), a conical snout and two low, spineless dorsal fins positioned posteriorly on the body.

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HORN SHARK Heterodontus francisci Habitat: Horn sharks typically are found during the day in caves and crevices. Average adult size: Adults can grow to be 3 feet long. Natural history: Horn sharks are named for the white spines at the front of both dorsal fins. They are docile, often found sleeping during the day in caves or crevices, or under large blades of kelp. Adult horn shark eyes are very ...

BIOMES KEY Animal List Leopard Shark Triakis semifiate General Information Leopard sharks belong to the family, triakidae, which are hound sharks. The biome in which they live is called the marine biome. This species is found on the Pacific Coast of North America. They are distinctively marked with dark brown spots on a silvery gray background. Also, they have many small, sharp teeth equipped ...

Information on many different species of shark, species lists, conservation information, great white and shark attack ...

Information on many different species of shark, species lists, conservation information, great white and shark attack ...

The Prickly Dogfish is recognised by its hump-backed body which has a flat lower surface, and is nearly triangular in cross-section. This species has prominent abdominal ridges, two sail-like dorsal fins which are each preceded by a spine, and lacks an anal fin. It is brown to grey in colour, although the dorsal fins and posterior margins of the pectorals and pelvics are often translucent to ...

Information on many different species of shark, species lists, conservation information, great white and shark attack ...

Information on many different species of shark, species lists, conservation information, great white and shark attack ...

All the thresher sharks (Family Alopiidae) have an extremely long upper lobe of the caudal fin. The tail is used to herd and stun small fishes upon which the shark feeds.