All About Sharks

 

 

As you know there are many different kinds of sharks.  Here are some of them in certain categories.

 

Almost Harmless Sharks

Wobbegong Sharks, Epaulette Sharks, Horned Sharks Blind Sharks, Zebra Sharks, Guitar Sharks, Banjo Sharks

More Dangerous Sharks

Bull Shark/Zambezi, Tiger Sharks, Oceanic Whitetip Sharks, Great White Sharks, Blue Sharks, Galapagos Sharks, Mako

Fairly Common Sharks

Grey Nurse Sharks (sand tiger), White-Tipped Reef Sharks, Silvertip Reef Sharks, Grey Reef Sharks, Black Tipped Reef Sharks, Sandbar Shark, Lemon Shark

Weird Sharks

Megamouth Shark, Goblin Sharks, Hammerheads, Thresher Sharks, Whale Sharks, Basking Sharks

The largest shark is the whaleshark; it is 45 ft long
The smallest shark is about 8-10 inches

 

I.Sharks have five different types of fins:

  1. paired pectoral fins
  2. paired pelvic fins
  3. dorsal fins
  4. anal fins
  5. caudal fins

 

 

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