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  • Shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus)

    Isurus oxyrinchus (Shortfin mako)

    The shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) is believed to be the fastest-swimming of all sharks, thought to be capable of attaining bursts of…

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  • Crocodile shark (Pseudocarcharias kamoharai)

    Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Crocodile shark)

    A particularly small, slender and distinctive shark, the crocodile shark is named for its prominent, spike-like teeth, and its habit of…

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    3 photos

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  • Longfin mako (Isurus paucus)

    Isurus paucus (Longfin mako)

    A little known, elusive shark, the longfin mako is a large, powerful, oceanic predator. With a long, pointed snout, a large dorsal fin and…

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  • Salmon shark (Lamna ditropis)

    Lamna ditropis (Salmon shark)

    A formidable hunter, the salmon shark (Lamna ditropis) is sometimes mistaken for the white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), but can…

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    1 photos

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  • Smalltooth sand tiger shark (Odontaspis ferox)

    Odontaspis ferox (Smalltooth sand tiger shark)

    Information on the smalltooth sand tiger shark is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    5 photos

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  • Megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios)

    Megachasma pelagios (Megamouth shark)

    The megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) is one of the most mysterious and least understood of all the sharks. It was first recorded…

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    5 photo

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  • Porbeagle (Lamna nasus)

    Lamna nasus (Porbeagle)

    The porbeagle is a stout, heavy shark with a pointed, conical snout and a crescent-shaped caudal, or tail, fin. Its name is thought to…

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    10 photo

    1 video

  • Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

    Carcharodon carcharias (Great white shark)

    The mighty great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is often mistakenly thought of as the most voracious predator of the seas…

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    30 photos

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  • Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)

    Carcharias taurus (Sand tiger shark)

    This stocky shark has a conical nose and a slightly flattened head. It is a dark brown or beige colour above, with blotches of darker colour…

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    33 photos

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  • Thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus)

    Alopias vulpinus (Thresher shark)

    With their enormous, curving upper lobe of the tail fin, which can be as long as the body, thresher sharks (Alopias vulpinus) are one of the…

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    3 photo

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  • Bigeye thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus)

    Alopias superciliosus (Bigeye thresher shark)

    Information on the bigeye thresher shark is currently being written and researched and will appear here shortly.…

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    6 photos

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  • Pelagic thresher (Alopias pelagicus)

    Alopias pelagicus (Pelagic thresher)

    Information on the pelagic thresher is currently being written and researched and will appear here shortly.…

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