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The Elasmobranchs Order Lamniformes Order Orectolobiformes

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1 The Elasmobranchs Order Lamniformes Order Orectolobiformes
Order Carcharhiniformes Order Squaliformes Order Rajiformes Order Pristiformes Order Torpediniformes Order Myliobatiformes Spiny Dogfish Skate Lamniformes

2 Order Lamniformes Mackerel Sharks Sandtiger shark Basking, Megamouth
Mako, Great White Thresher Sharks Lamniformes

3 Sand Tigers Spotted Raggedtooth Grey Nurse Shark Odoutaspis taurus
Lamniformes

4 Sand Tigers Cannibal viviparous Neutral Buoyancy Complex behavior
2 young 9-12 month gestation Neutral Buoyancy Gulps air & fills stomach Complex behavior Vulnerable Lamniformes

5 Basking Shark Elongate gill rakers for straining food
May reach 14 m (49 ft) Lamniformes

6 Cetorhinus maximus

7 Megamouth Megachasma pelagios Discovered in 1976 Inhabits deepwater
Large mouth filter feeds Mouth is lined with photophores to attract prey Lamniformes

8 Mako Possibly the fastest shark in the world Lamniformes

9 Great White Shark Efficient predator Highly migratory “warm-blooded”
Annually b/t Mexico & Hawaii Dark blotch Lamniformes

10 Lamniformes

11 Thresher Shark Lamniformes

12 Order Orectolobiformes
Nurse Shark Possess long tactile and chemosensory barbels Shallow water, benthic dweller Suction, crushing feeder Lamniformes

13 Whale Shark Largest fish Plankton feeder 300 pups! 19 m (60 ft)
Lamniformes

14 Lamniformes

15 Order Carcharhiniformes
Ground Sharks Requiem Sharks Bull, Whitetip, Reef, Tiger, and Blue Hammerhead Lamniformes

16 Hammerhead Shark Head Function Increase peripheral vision
Increase surface area for ampullae Cephalofoil = lift Scalloped Hammerhead Lamniformes


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