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• Salmon shark (Lamna ditropis)

  

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

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• Shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus)

  

  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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• Longfin mako (Isurus paucus)

  

  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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• Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

  

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

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• Crocodile shark (Pseudocarcharias kamoharai)

  

  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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• Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)

  

  The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the second largest fish in the seas, after the whale shark (Rhincodon typus); its maximum…

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• Smalltooth sand tiger shark (Odontaspis ferox)

  

  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)

  

  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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• Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)

  

  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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• Thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus)

  

  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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• Bigeye thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus)

  

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

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• Pelagic thresher (Alopias pelagicus)

  

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

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