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The oceanic whitetip shark is a robust, large-bodied shark. The largest specimen ever caught measured at more than 4 m (13 ft) in length, though they usually grow up to 3 m (10 ft) in length and 150 kg (330 lb) in weight. [ 9 ]
The whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, and the only member of its genus.A small shark that does not usually exceed 1.6 m (5.2 ft) in length, this species is easily recognizable by its slender body and short but broad head, as well as tubular skin flaps beside the nostrils, oval eyes with vertical pupils, and white-tipped dorsal ...
The first shark-like chondrichthyans appeared in the oceans 400 million years ago, [1] developing into the crown group of sharks by the Early Jurassic. [ 2 ] Listed below are extant species of shark.
The elusive predators were attracted to a baited underwater camera, officials said.
The species was believed to be up to 12 feet long, with researchers comparing it to the size of an oceanic whitetip shark. The other species, Glikmanius careforum, was a similar length and draws ...
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Whitetip shark may refer to: Oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus. Whitetip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus. Whitetip weasel shark, Paragaleus leucolomatus
Shark teeth similar to modern hexanchids and echinorhinids are known from Devonian deposits in Antarctica and Australia, as well as Permian deposits in Japan. If these are in fact hexanchids, this may be the only extant order of elasmobranchs to have survived the Permian extinction (and by extension, the oldest extant order of elasmobranchs).