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  2. Portuguese dogfish - Wikipedia

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    The Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) or Portuguese shark, is a species of sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae. This globally distributed species has been reported down to a depth of 3,675 m (12,057 ft), making it the deepest-living shark known. It inhabits lower continental slopes and abyssal plains, usually staying near the ...

  3. Greenland shark - Wikipedia

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    Greenland shark at Admiralty Inlet, Nunavut, with an Ommatokoita. The Greenland shark is a thickset species, with a short, rounded snout, small eyes, and small dorsal and pectoral fins. [9] The gill openings are very small for the species' great size. Female Greenland sharks are typically larger than males. [13]

  4. Shark - Wikipedia

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    Sharks range in size from the small dwarf lanternshark (Etmopterus perryi), a deep sea species that is only 17 centimetres (6.7 in) in length, to the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), the largest fish in the world, which reaches approximately 12 metres (40 ft) in length. [4]

  5. Great Hammerhead Shark - AOL

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    This species of hammerhead shark is the most recently discovered out of the ten species. It was documented by Carter Gilbert in 1967 when a specimen was caught off Charleston, SC.

  6. List of sharks - Wikipedia

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    The first shark-like chondrichthyans appeared in the oceans 400 million years ago, [1] developing into the crown group of sharks by the Early Jurassic. [2] Listed below are extant species of shark. Sharks are spread across 512 described and 23 undescribed species in eight orders. The families and genera within the orders are listed in ...

  7. Shark species that may be world’s ‘largest predatory fish’ is ...

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    Shark species that may be world’s ‘largest predatory fish’ is a rare sight, NOAA says. Mark Price. April 18, 2024 at 8:03 AM. ... 3000-6000 meters deep (9,842 feet to 19,585 feet). Very ...

  8. Megamouth shark - Wikipedia

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    The first megamouth shark was captured on November 15, 1976, about 25 miles northeast of Kahuku, Hawaii, when it became entangled in the sea anchor of United States Navy ship AFB-14 at a depth of about 165 m (541 ft). [4] The species was identified as being of a new genus within the planktivorous shark species. [5]

  9. A spooky discovery deep in the Pacific: A new species of ...

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    The newly discovered species of ghost shark, known as a spookfish. It may be early to get the Halloween decorations out for most, but in the deep waters of the Pacific Ocean spooky season is well ...