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  2. Goblin shark - Wikipedia

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    The goblin shark's jaws extend dramatically when feeding. The goblin shark has a distinctively long and flat snout, resembling a blade. The proportional length of the snout decreases with age. [19] The eyes are small and lack protective nictitating membranes; behind the eyes are spiracles. The large mouth is parabolic in shape. The jaws are ...

  3. Longfin mako shark - Wikipedia

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    Twelve to 13 tooth rows occur on either side of the upper jaw and 11–13 tooth rows are on either side of the lower jaw. The teeth are large and knife-shaped, without serrations or secondary cusps; the outermost teeth in the lower jaw protrude prominently from the mouth. The gill slits are long and extend onto the top of head. [6] [12]

  4. Basking shark - Wikipedia

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    Great whites possess large, dagger-like teeth; basking shark teeth are much smaller 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) and hooked; only the first three or four rows of the upper jaw and six or seven rows of the lower jaw function. In behaviour, the great white is an active predator of large animals, not a filter feeder.

  5. Leopard shark - Wikipedia

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    There are furrows at the corners of the mouth extending onto both jaws, with those on the lower jaw almost long enough to meet at the midline. [3] The tooth rows number 41–55 in the upper jaw and 34–45 in the lower jaw; each tooth has a slightly oblique, smooth-edged cusp in the center and 1–2 small cusplets on either side. [ 5 ]

  6. Largest shark ever tagged by research group swimming off ...

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    The largest male white shark ever tagged by the research group OCEARCH was spotted in Florida waters. The shark, named Contender, was first tagged and released by OCEARCH on Jan. 17.

  7. Lamniformes - Wikipedia

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    The teeth are gigantic. The fifth gill opening is in front of the pectoral fin and spiracles are sometimes absent. They are heavily built sharks, sometimes weighing nearly twice as much as sharks of comparable length from other families. Many in the family are among the fastest-swimming fish. Megachasmidae: Megamouth sharks: 1 1

  8. The shark in 'Jaws' is 25 feet long. Are there really sharks ...

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    The shark from "Jaws" is the stuff of legends.Fifty years after the movie was filmed off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, the shark from the movie is still a part of the talk of summer.

  9. Broadnose sevengill shark - Wikipedia

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    The top jaw has jagged, cusped teeth and the bottom jaw has comb-shaped teeth. Its single dorsal fin is set far back along the spine towards the caudal fin, and is behind the pelvic fins. In this shark the upper caudal fin is much longer than the lower, and is slightly notched near the tip. Like many sharks, this sevengill is counter-shaded.