Sharks The Animal Answer Guide
240 Index Blacknose Shark (Carcharhinus acronotus), 49, 56, 76 Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus), 10, 73 , 223; co ...
Index 241 classification, 3–10, 224, 227–29 Clearnose Skate (Raja eglanteria), 88, 113, 180 climate change, 191 coastal sharks, ...
242 Index encephalization quotient, 51, 80 endangered species, 185–91 enemies, 101–4 Epaulette Shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum): c ...
Index 243 water, 5, 13, 20, 91–94; ocean depth, 12–13, 94–95; seeing sharks in the wild, 164–67. See also latitudes where sharks ...
244 Index live-bearing sharks, 5, 50–51, 114, 115–18, 122, 123–24 liver: diseases, 107, 181; liver oil, 162, 183, 193, 199; oil- ...
Index 245 Orectolobiformes, 4, 8, 10, 227 organizations, 221–22, 230–31 Ornate Sleeper Ray (Electrolux addisoni), 59, 98, 99, 10 ...
246 Index religion, 205–6 remoras, 77–78 reproduction, 5, 8, 112–28; asexual, 127–28; birth habitats, 120–21; care for young, 12 ...
Index 247 Shark Trust, 195 Sharpnose Sevengill Shark (Heptranchius perlo), 122 Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus), 25, 223; ...
248 Index Steven’s Swellshark (Cephaloscyllium stevensi), 10–11 Stingray City (Cayman Islands), 74–75, 166, 200 stingrays: activ ...
Index 249 underwater photography, 64 Undulate Ray (Raja undulata), 59 Velvet Belly Lantern Shark (Etmopterus spinax), 60, 63, 13 ...
A Wobbegong, or carpet shark. The skin flaps around the mouth and variable body colors add to its cam- ouflage as it lies on the ...
A Puffadder Shyshark,Haploblepharus edwardsii, at the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town, South Africa. The mottled color pattern ...
Whale Sharks are noted for their dis- tinctive white spots and wavy lines on a dark background, color patterns eerily similar to ...
A Common Thresher Shark, one of three species of thresher sharks. Half of the length of a thresher is taken up by the tail, whic ...
“Polaris breach!” A large White Shark cartwheels through the air afterr launching itselff upward to feed on a Cape furr seal. In ...
Basking Sharks got their name because they often swim slowly near the surface while feeding, behavior that was mistaken for bask ...
The Giant Freshwater Whipray. This endangered species, which can reach a total length of 4. 5 m (almost 15 ft) and a disc width ...
Owen Pyle inspects the jaws of a very large Tiger Shark captured south of the Hawaiian Islands. Tiger Sharks have an unmistakabl ...
Sharks in the family Carcharhinidae have an eyelid that moves up to cover the eye and protect it from physical harm. In this Car ...
Blue Sharks produce large numbers of live young. This female contained 46 fully developed pups, a relatively small number for th ...
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