About All Sharks
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SHARK FAMILIES: There are more then 350 know species of sharks today, which can
all be placed under 8 scientific orders that contain 30 families. They are
placed into these categories by their shared characteristics, this is called
taxonomy. The more closeley related species are placed in another ....
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.... consist of about 82 species.
These sharks are characterized by their slender, cylinder-shaped bodies, long
snouts with shortened mouths.
HEXANCHIFORMES: The Hexanchiformes or cow sharks, comprise of two families.
Recognized by their six or seven pairs of gill slits, there sharks can often
be found in deep water. The frilled shark (CHLAMYDISELACHUS ANGUINEUS)
who's appearance is quite unmistakable due to it's "eel" like appearance, is
perhaps one the strangest shark that exist today.
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