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The blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) is a species of requiem shark, and part of the family Carcharhinidae. It is common to coastal tropical and subtropical waters around the world, including brackish habitats. Genetic analyses have revealed substantial variation within this species, with populations from the western Atlantic Ocean ...
Pterolamiops magnipinnis (Smith, 1958) Pterolamiops budkeri (Fourmanoir, 1961) The oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) is a large pelagic requiem shark inhabiting tropical and warm temperate seas. It has a stocky body with long, white-tipped, rounded fins. The species is typically solitary, though they may gather in large numbers ...
The blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, which can be easily identified by the prominent black tips on its fins (especially on the first dorsal fin and its caudal fin). Among the most abundant sharks inhabiting the tropical coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, this ...
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 ...
The free rear tip of the first dorsal fin is abruptly light gray or white, a feature unique to this species. The porbeagle may attain a length of 3.7 m (12 ft), though this is uncertain and may have resulted from confusion with other mackerel shark species.
Carcharodon albimorsWhitley, 1939. The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as the white shark, white pointer, or simply great white, is a species of large mackerel shark which can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans. It is the only known surviving species of its genus Carcharodon.
Epaulette shark. The epaulette shark (/ ɛpəlɛt ʃɑːrk /, Hemiscyllium ocellatum) is a species of longtailed carpet shark of the family Hemiscylliidae, found in shallow, tropical waters off Australia and New Guinea (and possibly elsewhere). The common name of this shark comes from the very large, white-margined black spot behind each ...
The tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) [3] is a species of ground shark, and the only extant member of the genus Galeocerdo and family Galeocerdonidae. It is a large macropredator, with females capable of attaining a length of over 5 m (16 ft 5 in). [4] Populations are found in many tropical and temperate waters, especially around central Pacific ...