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A Not yet described (mini gulper shark) Centrophorus sp. B Not yet described (slender gulper shark) Genus Deania D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902. Deania calcea R. T. Lowe, 1839 (bird-beak dogfish) Deania hystricosa Garman, 1906 (rough long-nose dogfish) Deania profundorum H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (arrow-head dogfish)
The two living species are the shortfin mako shark (I. oxyrinchus) and the longfin mako shark (I. paucus). They range in length from 2.5 to 4.5 m (8.2 to 14.8 ft), [citation needed] and have an approximate maximum weight of 680 kg (1,500 lb). [citation needed] They both have a distinctive blue-gray color scheme common among mackerel sharks.
A mere four species are placed in this genus: Epalzeorhynchos bicolor (H. M. Smith, 1931) (red-tailed black shark, redtail shark, red-tailed labeo, redtail sharkminnow) Epalzeorhynchos frenatum (Fowler, 1934) (rainbow shark, rainbow sharkminnow) Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus (Bleeker, 1851) (flying fox) Epalzeorhynchos munense (H. M. Smith, 1934 ...
Growing to 76 cm (30 in) long, this species has a black-and-white colour pattern as a juvenile, which largely fades with age such as that adults are brownish. When removed from the water, the bluegrey carpetshark will close its eyes like the related blind shark ( Brachaelurus waddi ).
Sharks portal; The blackbelly lanternshark or lucifer shark (Etmopterus lucifer) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found around the world in tropical and temperate seas at depths between 150 and 1,250 meters – the mesopelagic zone. [2]
Some of the bigger shark species, such as great white sharks, bull sharks, hammerheads and tiger sharks, can come close to shore but are generally not seen from the beach unless one is brought in ...
Galapagos shark: Carcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass & Heller, 1905) Least concern 3 m (9.8 ft) maximum 3.3 m (11 ft) Pondicherry shark: Carcharhinus hemiodon (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) Critically endangered 1 m (3.3 ft) Human's whaler shark: Carcharhinus humani (W. T. White & Weigmann, 2014) Data deficient 0.8 m (2.6 ft) Finetooth shark
Video above: Tail end of shark week celebrated at Shark Con. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Researchers have confirmed the existence of a new species of shark in South America.