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Shark proof cage – cage from which a SCUBA diver can examine sharks more safely; Shark repellent – method of driving sharks from an area, object, person, or animal Magnetic shark repellent – use of permanent magnets to repel sharks; Protective oceanic device – first successful electronic shark repellent; Shark suit
Carcharhiniformes / k ɑːr k ə ˈ r aɪ n ɪ f ɔːr m iː z /, commonly known as ground sharks, are the largest order of sharks, with over 270 species. They include a number of common types, such as catsharks , swellsharks , and requiem sharks .
The body transforms gradually until the kahuna can point the awe-struck family to the markings on the shark's body that correspond to the clothing in which the beloved's body had been wrapped. Such a shark aumakua becomes the family pet, receiving food, and driving fish into the family net and warding off danger.
Family Chlamydoselachidae (frilled sharks) Genus Chlamydoselachus Garman, 1884. Chlamydoselachus africana Ebert & L. J. V. Compagno, 2009 (Southern African frilled shark) Chlamydoselachus anguineus Garman, 1884 (frilled shark) Family Hexanchidae (cow sharks) Genus Heptranchias Rafinesque, 1810. Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788) (sharp-nose ...
Pages in category "Shark families" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Alopiidae; Anacoracidae;
The Lamniformes (/ ˈ l æ m n ɪ f ɔːr m iː z /, from Greek lamna "fish of prey") are an order of sharks commonly known as mackerel sharks (which may also refer specifically to the family Lamnidae). It includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the great white [1] as well as less familiar ones, such as the goblin shark ...
Cow sharks are a shark family, the Hexanchidae, characterized by an additional pair or pairs of gill slits. Its 37 species are placed within the 10 genera: Gladioserratus , Heptranchias , Hexanchus , Notidanodon , Notorynchus , Pachyhexanchus , Paraheptranchias , Pseudonotidanus , Welcommia , and Weltonia .
Family Chlamydoselachidae Garman 1884 (frilled sharks) Chlamydoselachus Garman, 1884. Chlamydoselachus africana Ebert & Compagno, 2009 (Southern African frilled shark) Chlamydoselachus anguineus Garman, 1884 (frilled shark) Family Hexanchidae J. E. Gray 1851 (cow sharks) Heptranchias Rafinesque, 1810. Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788 ...