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Types of Sharks List

Angelshark​
Angelshark​

Prior to the late 1980s, the Pacific angel shark was considered a "munk fish". It was a byproduct of commercial gillnetting, with no commercial appeal and was used only for crab bait. In 1977, Michael Wagner, a fish processor in Santa Barbara, California, in cooperation with local commercial fisherman, developed the market for angel sharks.

Angular ​Roughshark​
Angular ​Roughshark​

Biologist Carl Linnaeus described the angular roughshark, O. centrina, in 1758. This name was later finalized and accepted by the scientific community as the official name for the species in 1976. Description and diet. At birth, they are less than 25 cm (9.8 in) and they mature at about 50 cm (20 in).

Bramble ​Shark​
Bramble ​Shark​

The bramble shark (Echinorhinus brucus) is one of the two species of sharks in the family Echinorhinidae. Aside from the eastern Pacific Ocean, it is found in tropical and temperate waters worldwide.

Carpet Shark​
Carpet Shark​

Carpet sharks are sharks classified in the order Orectolobiformes. Sometimes the common name "carpet shark" (named so because many species resemble ornately patterned carpets) is used interchangeably with "wobbegong", which is the common name of sharks in the family Orectolobidae.

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Catshark​
Catshark​

The Australian marbled catshark, Atelomycterus macleayi, is a favored type for home aquaria, because it rarely grows to more than 60 cm (24 in) in length. [citation needed] The coral catshark, however, is the most common scyliorhinid in home aquaria.

Cow Sharks​
Cow Sharks​

Cow Sharks Order: Hexanchiformes. Cow sharks are little known because they spend most of their lives in deep, cold oceans beyond the reach of divers. However, there are times during the year when some species spend time in shallow waters to feed and give birth. Cow sharks are unusual in that they have six, and in some species, seven pairs of gills.

Ground ​Sharks​
Ground ​Sharks​

Ground Sharks Order: Carcharhiniformes The Ground Sharks are the largest of shark orders with 277 currently identified species which includes many of the most typical, well known sharks as well as some unusual and potentially dangerous ones.

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Hammerhead ​Shark​
Hammerhead ​Shark​

These sharks include great white sharks, tiger sharks, and bull sharks. The hammerhead shark, also known as mano kihikihi, is not considered a man-eater or niuhi; it is considered to be one of the most respected sharks of the ocean, an aumakua.

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Heterodontus​
Heterodontus​

The horn shark (Heterodontus francisci) is a species of bullhead shark, in the family Heterodontidae. It is endemic to the coastal waters off the western coast of North America, from California to the Gulf of California.

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Hexanchiformes​
Hexanchiformes​

The first sharks appeared in the oceans over 440 million years ago. Listed below are extant species of shark. Sharks are spread across 512 described and 23 undescribed species in eight orders. The families and genera within the orders are listed in alphabetical order. Also included is a field guide to place sharks into the correct order.

Mackerel ​Sharks​
Mackerel ​Sharks​

Mackerel shark, (genus Lamna), any member of a group of sharks in the family Isuridae. The name is also used as a collective name for the family, which includes, in addition, the white shark and the mako shark groups.

Requiem ​Sharks​
Requiem ​Sharks​

Requiem sharks are sharks of the family Carcharhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes, containing migratory, live-bearing sharks of warm seas (sometimes of brackish or fresh water) such as the spinner shark, the blacknose shark, the blacktip shark, the grey reef shark, and the blacktip reef shark.

Sand Sharks​
Sand Sharks​

Sand sharks, also known as sand tiger sharks, grey nurse sharks or ragged tooth sharks, are mackerel sharks of the family Odontaspididae. They are found worldwide in temperate and tropical waters. The three species are in two genera.

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Sawshark​
Sawshark​

The teeth of the saw typically alternate between large and small. Saw sharks reach a length of up to 5 feet and a weight of 18.7 pounds with females tending to be slightly larger than males. The body of a longnose saw shark is covered in tiny placoid scales: modified teeth covered in hard enamel.

Smooth-​Hound​
Smooth-​Hound​

A large, fairly slender shark with a short head and snout, broad internarial, large close-set eyes, and an upper labial that furrows slightly longer than their lowers. The shark has unfringed dorsal fins, and a semifalcate ventral caudal lobe.

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Squaliform ​Sharks​
Squaliform ​Sharks​

Bramble sharks are usually benthic fish found in tropical and temperate waters worldwide, while the prickly shark is found in the deep waters of the Pacific Ocean. Their usual prey is small fish, cephalopods, and crustaceans.

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Thresher ​Sharks​
Thresher ​Sharks​

The thresher shark has a short head and a cone-shaped nose. The mouth is generally small, and the teeth range in size from small to large. By far the largest of the three species is the common thresher, Alopias vulpinus, which may reach a length of 6.1 metres (20 ft) and a weight of over 500 kilograms (1,100 lb).

Wobbegong​
Wobbegong​

Wobbegong is the common name given to the 12 species of carpet sharks in the family Orectolobidae. They are found in shallow temperate and tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean and eastern Indian Ocean, chiefly around Australia and Indonesia, although one species (the Japanese wobbegong, Orectolobus japonicus) occurs as far north as Japan.