Portal:Sharks/Selected pictures

The selected pictures are what we believe to be the best pictures on Wikipedia related to sharks. Any image that is featured or valued on the English Wikipedia, or featured, valued or considered high quality on Wikimedia Commons, and is used in one or more articles within the scope of WikiProject Sharks, automatically qualifies, and may be added below. Additionally, any particularly high quality, free image relating to sharks that adds significantly to the article in which it is used may be added below.

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Selected pictures list

Great white shark (FP)

The great white shark is an exceptionally large lamniform shark found in coastal surface waters in all major oceans.

Leopard shark (FP)

The leopard shark is a species of houndshark found along the Pacific coast of North America from the U.S. state of Oregon to Mazatlán in Mexico.

Watson and the Shark (FP)

Watson and the Shark, a 1778 oil-on-canvas painting by John Singleton Copley, depicts the rescue of Brook Watson from a shark attack in Havana, Cuba.

Whale shark (FP on Commons)

The whale shark is a slow moving filter feeding shark that is the largest living fish species. Four male and two female whale sharks are held in the Georgia Aquarium.

Lemon shark (VP)

The lemon shark is a shark belonging to the family Carcharhinidae that can grow 10 feet (3.0 m) long. It is a popular choice for study, as it survives well in captivity.

Blacktip reef shark (FP on Commons)

The blacktip reef shark is a species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae, easily identified by the prominent black tips on its fins. It is among the most abundant sharks inhabiting the tropical coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and prefers shallow, inshore waters.

Frilled shark (FP on Commons)

The frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) is one of two extant species of shark in the family Chlamydoselachidae, with a wide but patchy distribution in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Shortfin mako shark jaw (QI on Commons)

The jaw of a shortfin mako shark. The species feeds mainly upon cephalopods, bony fishes including mackerel, tuna, bonito, and swordfish, but it may also eat other sharks, porpoises, sea turtles, and seabirds.