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