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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Australian AngelsharkScientific Name: Squatina australisCategory: FishSubcategory: Sharks & RaysSize: Total length: 3.3–5.0 ft (1.0–1.5 m); Maximum verified length: 5.2 ft (1.58 m)Weight: 15–35 lb (7–16 kg)Lifespan: 15–20+ years in coastal...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Great Hammerhead SharkScientific Name: Sphyrna mokarranCategory: FishSubcategory: Sharks & RaysSize: Total length: 11–15 ft (3.5–4.6 m); Verified record reached 20 ft (6.1 m)Weight: 500–1,000 lb (230–450 kg); record female exceeded 1,280...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Broadnose Sevengill SharkScientific Name: Notorynchus cepedianusCategory: FishSubcategory: Sharks & RaysSize: Total length: 7.0–10.0 ft (2.1–3.0 m); record specimens exceed 10.5 ft (3.2 m)Weight: 150–260 lb (70–120 kg); exceptional mature...
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OverviewThe Small-spotted Catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula), widely celebrated in European fisheries and marine folklore as the Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Sandy Dog, or Pintarroja, is an exceptionally common, harmless, and biologically fascinating coastal shark belonging...
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OverviewThe Marbled Electric Ray (Torpedo marmorata), famously celebrated in classical antiquity and Mediterranean folklore as the ‘Cramp-fish’ or ‘Numbfish,’ is an extraordinary, heavily built, and bioelectrically lethal cartilaginous...
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OverviewThe Giant Guitarfish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis), known among marine biologists as the Whitespotted Wedgefish or Sand Shark, is a colossal, magnificent, and critically imperiled marine elasmobranch native to the warm, sunlit coastal waters of the Western Indian...
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OverviewThe Ocellate River Stingray (Potamotrygon motoro), also widely recognized in South America as the South American River Stingray, Peacock Ray, or raya motoro, is an extraordinary, brightly patterned, and venomous freshwater elasmobranch endemic to the vast...
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OverviewThe Caribbean Reef Shark (Carcharhinus perezi) is the quintessential, heavy-bodied apex requiem shark patrolling the sunlit coral reefs, outer drop-offs, and deep marine passes of the tropical Western Atlantic, Bahamas, and Caribbean Sea. Reaching lengths of...
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OverviewThe Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) is a legendary, large, pelagic requiem shark that historically reigned as one of the three most abundant large vertebrates inhabiting the high seas of the world’s tropical oceans. Renowned for its...
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OverviewThe Silvertip Shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus) is one of the most majestic, assertive, and visually breathtaking requiem sharks patrolling the warm tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific and eastern Pacific Oceans. Instantly recognized by the striking,...
