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2. Shark anatomy - Wikipedia

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   Shark Anatomy (50693674756) The gill slits of a whale shark flaring as it expels water from its pharyngeal cavity. In the shark anatomy image, it depicts the beginning half of the shark, including the gills. The shark gills are especially important and were evolved from the chordate pharyngeal gill slits synapomorphy.

3. Bonnethead - Wikipedia

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   The bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo), also called a bonnet shark or shovelhead, [3] is a small member of the hammerhead shark genus Sphyrna, and part of the family Sphyrnidae.It is an abundant species in the littoral zone of the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico, is the only shark species known to display sexual dimorphism in the morphology of the head, and is the only shark species known to be ...

4. Sphyrna alleni - Wikipedia

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   Sphyrna alleni is a small species of shark, measuring less than 150 centimetres (4.9 ft) in length. Like other hammerhead sharks , its head is shaped into a flattened cephalofoil. The latter has a more angular anterior edge than that of S. tiburo , and bears lobes on its posterior edges, leading to it being described as "shovel-like". [ 1 ]

5. Shark - Wikipedia

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   Shark teeth are embedded in the gums rather than directly affixed to the jaw, and are constantly replaced throughout life. Multiple rows of replacement teeth grow in a groove on the inside of the jaw and steadily move forward in comparison to a conveyor belt; some sharks lose 30,000 or more teeth in their lifetime. The rate of tooth replacement ...

6. Scalloped bonnethead - Wikipedia

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   Probably the smallest species of hammerhead shark, the scalloped bonnethead measures up to 92 centimetres (36 in) long. [5] Its mallet-shaped head, called a cephalofoil, is moderately wide (24–29% of total length) and elongated lengthwise. The front margin is broadly arched, with shallow lateral and medial indentations, and no prenarial grooves.

7. Massive shark tagged off Hilton Head will be easier for ... - AOL

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   Hilton Head Charter Captain Chip Michalove, along with four others including Megan Winton, a biologist for the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, tagged and released the “LeeBeth” on Friday ...