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11 References. Toggle the table of contents. List of sharks. ... Shark is the naming term of all members of Selachimorpha suborder in the subclass Elasmobranchii, ...
Shark references. Database of bibliography of living/fossil sharks and rays (Chondrichtyes: Selachii) with more than 15.000 listed papers and many download links. Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
Shark references. Database of bibliography of living/fossil sharks and rays (Chondrichtyes: Selachii) with more than 15.000 listed papers and many download links. Superorder Galeomorphii Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
Tiger shark: Galeocerdo cuvier: Carcharhinidae Near threatened [9] Tiger shark: Oceanic whitetip shark: Carcharhinus longimanus: Carcharhinidae Critically endangered [10] Oceanic whitetip shark with some pilot fish: Blue shark: Prionace glauca: Carcharhinidae Near threatened [11] Blue shark: Pacific sharpnose shark: Rhizoprionodon longurio ...
On the island of Tutuila in American Samoa (a U.S. territory), there is a location called Turtle and Shark (Laumei ma Malie) which is important in Samoan culture—the location is the site of a legend called O Le Tala I Le Laumei Ma Le Malie, in which two humans are said to have transformed into a turtle and a shark.
Ground sharks, like this blacknose shark, have a nictitating membrane which can be drawn over the eye to protect it. Carcharhiniformes / k ɑːr k ə ˈ r aɪ n ɪ f ɔːr m iː z /, the Requiem 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.
Batoid gill slits lie under the pectoral fins on the underside, whereas a shark's are on the sides of the head. Most batoids have a flat, disk-like body, with the exception of the guitarfishes and sawfishes, while most sharks have a spindle-shaped body. Many species of batoid have developed their pectoral fins into broad flat wing-like appendages.
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