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

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  • Porbeagle (Lamna nasus)

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    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios)

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    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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    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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    Alopias superciliosus (Bigeye thresher shark)

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    Alopias pelagicus (Pelagic thresher)

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