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  • Smalleye hammerhead (Sphyrna tudes)

    Sphyrna tudes (Smalleye hammerhead)

    The most prominent feature of the smalleye hammerhead, like other hammerhead species, is its peculiar mallet-shaped head structure, known as…

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    2 photos

    0 videos

  • Scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini)

    Sphyrna lewini (Scalloped hammerhead)

    This large hammerhead shark can be distinguished from other hammerhead species by the ‘scalloped’ front edge of its hammer-shaped head…

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    33 photos

    8 videos

  • Great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran)

    Sphyrna mokarran (Great hammerhead)

    The massive and well-known great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran) has the most distinctive hammer of its genus. It is particularly wide and…

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    17 photo

    1 video

  • Winghead shark (Eusphyra blochii)

    Eusphyra blochii (Winghead shark)

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

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    2 photos

    0 videos

  • Pacific sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon longurio)

    Rhizoprionodon longurio (Pacific sharpnose shark)

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

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    6 photos

    0 videos

  • Spotted houndshark (Triakis maculata)

    Triakis maculata (Spotted houndshark)

    Information on the spotted houndshark is currently being written and researched and will appear here shortly.…

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    3 photos

    0 videos

  • Blacknose shark (Carcharhinus acronotus)

    Carcharhinus acronotus (Blacknose shark)

    An important commercial fish in the western Atlantic, the blacknose shark (Carcharhinus acronotus) is a small, slender shark that is heavily…

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    9 photos

    0 videos

  • Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos)

    Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Grey reef shark)

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

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    28 photos

    2 videos

  • Sandy dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)

    Scyliorhinus canicula (Sandy dogfish)

    Information on the sandy dogfish is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    15 photos

    2 videos

  • Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis)

    Carcharhinus falciformis (Silky shark)

    A streamlined predator, the silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) gets its common name from its exceptionally smooth skin, which has an…

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    21 photo

    1 video

  • Common smoothhound (Mustelus mustelus)

    Mustelus mustelus (Common smoothhound)

    Information on the common smoothhound is currently being written and researched and will appear here shortly.…

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    1 photos

    0 videos

  • Humpback smoothhound (Mustelus whitneyi)

    Mustelus whitneyi (Humpback smoothhound)

    A stocky-looking shark, the humpback smoothhound (Mustelus whitneyi) has a distinctively humped back, the shape of which gives this shark…

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    2 photos

    0 videos

  • Sharptooth lemon shark (Negaprion acutidens)

    Negaprion acutidens (Sharptooth lemon shark)

    The big, stocky sharptooth lemon shark (Negaprion acutidens) looks almost identical to the lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris), but…

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    5 photos

    0 videos

  • White-eyed shark (Rhizoprionodon acutus)

    Rhizoprionodon acutus (White-eyed shark)

    Information on white-eyed shark (Rhizoprionodon acutus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    2 photos

    0 videos

  • Gulf of Mexico smoothhound (Mustelus sinusmexicanus)

    Mustelus sinusmexicanus (Gulf of Mexico smoothhound)

    Information on the Gulf of Mexico smoothhound is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    4 photos

    0 videos

  • Dusky smoothhound (Mustelus canis)

    Mustelus canis (Dusky smoothhound)

    The dusky smoothhound (Mustelus canis) is a medium-sized, relatively slender shark with an elongate body, large eyes and a fairly long…

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    6 photos

    0 videos

  • Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)

    Carcharhinus melanopterus (Blacktip reef shark)

    The blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) is the most commonly encountered species of shark in tropical Indo-Pacific reefs…

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    19 photo

    1 video

  • Bronze whaler (Carcharhinus brachyurus)

    Carcharhinus brachyurus (Bronze whaler)

    Named for its bronze, or sometimes greyish-bronze upperside, this is a large, fairly slender shark with a moderately long and slightly…

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    12 photo

    1 video

  • Pyjama shark (Poroderma africanum)

    Poroderma africanum (Pyjama shark)

    The aptly named pyjama shark (Poroderma africanum) has a greyish body with seven dark longitudinal stripes running the length of its…

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    11 photos

    0 videos

  • Brown shyshark (Haploblepharus fuscus)

    Haploblepharus fuscus (Brown shyshark)

    A small and uniformly dark brown shark, with a paler underside and sometimes faint saddle marks, the brown shyshark (Haploblepharus fuscus)…

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    1 photos

    0 videos

  • Dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus)

    Carcharhinus obscurus (Dusky shark)

    The dusky shark is a large, yet relatively slender-bodied species, with a distinctly rounded snout and a low ridge running between the front…

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    12 photos

    0 videos

  • Tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus)

    Galeorhinus galeus (Tope shark)

    The tope shark, the only member of the genus Galeorhinus, is a large, slender shark with a long snout. Its large mouth contains sharp…

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    2 photos

    0 videos

  • Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris)

    Negaprion brevirostris (Lemon shark)

    This stocky, powerful shark is named for its pale yellow-brown to grey skin, which lacks any distinctive markings. This provides perfect…

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    34 photos

    3 videos

  • Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas)

    Carcharhinus leucas (Bull shark)

    The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas), named for its stocky body and ferocious reputation, is most famous for its remarkable ability to…

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    13 photos

    4 videos

  • Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)

    Carcharhinus galapagensis (Galapagos shark)

    Named after the famous islands where it was first identified, the Galapagos shark is a large, rather slender species, with a brownish-grey…

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    16 photo

    1 video

  • Graceful shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides)

    Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides (Graceful shark)

    Despite a widespread range, the graceful shark is a rarely encountered, elusive species. Known only from specimens and a few sightings, the…

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    1 photos

    0 videos

  • Whitecheek shark (Carcharhinus dussumieri)

    Carcharhinus dussumieri (Whitecheek shark)

    A widespread species, the whitecheek shark is the most common shark in the Arabian Gulf. Possessing the typical shark form, the whitecheek…

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    1 photo

    1 video

  • Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)

    Carcharhinus longimanus (Oceanic whitetip shark)

    Considered one of the five most dangerous sharks in the world, the oceanic whitetip shark has a stocky build, a short, bluntly-rounded snout…

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    18 photo

    1 video

  • Hardnose shark (Carcharhinus macloti)

    Carcharhinus macloti (Hardnose shark)

    Despite being relatively common, the hardnose shark is a little-known species. A typical member of the requiem shark family, the…

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    2 photos

    0 videos

  • Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)

    Galeocerdo cuvier (Tiger shark)

    One of the largest sharks in the world, the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) is named for the characteristic, vertical striped markings that…

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    4 videos

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