Category:Sharks
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Sharks constitute the superorder Selachimorpha in the subclass Elasmobranchii in the class Chondrichthyes. The Elasmobranchii also include rays and skates; the Chondrichthyes also include Chimaeras. It is currently thought that the sharks form a polyphyletic group: in particular, some sharks are more closely related to rays than they are to some other sharks.
Sharks are split into eight orders:
- Carcharhiniformes: ground sharks, the largest order of sharks, including requiem sharks, catsharks, swellsharks, houndsharks, weasel sharks and hammerheads
- Heterodontiformes: bullhead sharks
- Hexanchiformes: cow sharks and frilled sharks
- Lamniformes: mackerel sharks, including thresher sharks
- Orectolobiformes: carpetsharks
- Pristiophoriformes: sawsharks
- Squaliformes: bramble sharks, dogfish, sleeper sharks and lanternsharks
- Squatiniformes: angelsharks
Subcategories
This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total.
- Shark families (45 P)
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- Sharks in art (5 P)
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- Fictional sharks (28 P)
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- Individual sharks (3 P)
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Pages in category "Sharks"
The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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- Shark agonistic display
- Shark anatomy
- Shark Angling Club of Great Britain
- Shark Bay (Sea World)
- Shark cage diving
- Shark cartilage
- Shark culling
- Shark liver oil
- Shark meat
- Shark sanctuary
- Shark Trust
- Shark Week
- Sharkbook
- Sharkdefense
- Outline of sharks
- Sharks in captivity
- Sharks in popular culture
- Spiral valve