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The selected pictures are what we believe to be the best pictures on Wikipedia related to sharks.Any image that is featured or valued on the English Wikipedia, or featured, valued or considered high quality on Wikimedia Commons, and is used in one or more articles within the scope of WikiProject Sharks, automatically qualifies, and may be added below.
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The value of shark fins for shark fin soup has led to an increase in shark catches where usually only the fins are taken, while the rest of the shark is discarded, typically into the sea; health concerns about BMAA in the fins now exists regarding consumption of the soup A 4.3-metre (14 ft), 540-kilogram (1,200 lb) tiger shark caught in Kāne ...
A Galapagos shark off Kure Atoll in the Hawaiian Islands. The Galapagos shark is often the most abundant shark in shallow island waters. [7] In their original description of this species, Snodgrass and Heller noted that their schooner had taken "several hundred" adult Galapagos sharks and that "thousands" more could be seen in the water. [3]
[23] [15] A study looking at the growth and longevity of the basking shark suggested that individuals larger than ~10 m (33 ft) are unlikely. [24] This is the second-largest extant fish species, after the whale shark. [4] Beached basking shark. They possess the typical shark lamniform body plan and have been mistaken for great white sharks. [25]
Identification of the 8 extant shark orders. Shark is the naming term of all members of Selachimorpha suborder in the subclass Elasmobranchii, in the class Chondrichthyes.The Elasmobranchii also include rays and skates; the Chondrichthyes also include Chimaeras.
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