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Crocodile shark (
Pseudocarcharias kamoharai
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A particularly small, slender and distinctive shark, the crocodile shark is named for its prominent, spike-like teeth, and its hab...
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Megamouth shark (
Megachasma pelagios
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The megamouth shark is one of the most mysterious and least understood of all the sharks. It was first recorded in 1976 and is so ...
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Longfin mako (
Isurus paucus
)
Information on the longfin mako is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...
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Shortfin mako (
Isurus oxyrinchus
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The shortfin mako is believed to be the fastest-swimming of all sharks, thought to be capable of attaining bursts of speed of up t...
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Smalltooth sand tiger shark (
Odontaspis ferox
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Information on the smalltooth sand tiger shark is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...
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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 dar...
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Salmon shark (
Lamna ditropis
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This formidable hunter, which is sometimes mistaken for the white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), can be distinguished by its shor...
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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 are one of the most ins...
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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 thoug...
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Great white shark (
Carcharodon carcharias
)
This mighty shark is often mistakenly thought of as the most voracious predator of the seas, and even has a reputation as a feroci...
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Since the megamouth shark's discovery, only 17 sightings have been recorded of this elusive fish.
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