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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 ...
In reefs, where visibility is high, species of sharks from the family Carcharhinidae have smaller olfactory bulbs. [55] Sharks found in deeper waters also have larger olfactory bulbs. [56] Sharks have the ability to determine the direction of a given scent based on the timing of scent detection in each nostril. [57]
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 ...
The Lamnidae are the family of mackerel sharks known as white sharks. [2] They are large, fast-swimming predatory fish found in oceans worldwide, though they prefer environments with colder water. The name of the family is formed from the Greek word lamna, which means "fish of prey", and was derived from the Greek legendary creature, the Lamia. [3]
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Requiem sharks are sharks of the family Carcharhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes. They are migratory, live-bearing sharks of warm seas (sometimes of brackish or fresh water) and include such species as the bull shark, lemon shark, blacktip shark, and whitetip reef shark. Family members have the usual carcharhiniform characteristics.
Thresher sharks are large mackerel sharks of the family Alopiidae found in all temperate and tropical oceans of the world; the family contains three extant species, all within the genus Alopias. All three thresher shark species have been listed as vulnerable by the World Conservation Union since 2007 (IUCN). [ 2 ]
Sharks are split into eight orders: Carcharhiniformes: ground sharks, the largest order of sharks, including requiem sharks, catsharks, swellsharks, houndsharks, weasel sharks and hammerheads; Heterodontiformes: bullhead sharks; Hexanchiformes: cow sharks and frilled sharks; Lamniformes: mackerel sharks, including thresher sharks