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November Elasmobranch of the Month: Atlantic Sharknose Shark
Author Linda Weiss Atlantic Sharpnose Rhizoprionodon terraenovae Key Features/Appearance Atlantic sharpnose sharks are a small species,...
Sharks4Kids
Nov 16, 20202 min read
July Elasmobranch of the Month: Dwarf Lantern shark
Author: Linda Weiss Dwarf Lantern (Etmopterus perryi) Key Features/Appearance The Dwarf Lantern shark is currently the smallest known...
Sharks4Kids
Jul 15, 20202 min read
June Elasmobranch of the Month: Megamouth Shark
Written by Linda Weiss Megamouth Shark (Megachasma pelagios) Key Features/Appearance As its name indicates, the Megamouth shark has a...
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Jun 15, 20202 min read
May Elasmobranch of the Month: Shortfin Mako
Author: Linda Weiss Shortfin Mako Shark Isurus oxyrinchus Key Features/Appearance The Shortfin Mako’s body is very hydrodynamically...
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May 17, 20202 min read
February Elasmobranch of the Month: Sandbar Shark
Author: Linda Weiss Sandbar Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) Key Features/Appearance The color of the Sandbar shark’s back is generally a...
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Feb 14, 20202 min read
January Elasmobranch of the Month: Frilled Shark
Author: Linda Weiss Frilled Shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) Key Features/Appearance The Frilled shark’s predominant color is brown,...
Sharks4Kids
Jan 15, 20202 min read
November Elasmobranch of the Month: Bigeye Sand Tiger Shark
Bigeye Sand Tiger sharks are large, bulky sharks uniformly reddish brown to black in color, reaching lengths of 3.6 m (12 ft). The first dor
Sharks4Kids
Nov 10, 20192 min read
October Elasmobranch of the Month: Greenland shark
Greenland Sharks are large, thick-bodied with short dorsal fins of similar size and no anal fin. Adults average 2.5m to 4.5m (8 to 15 ft) in
Sharks4Kids
Oct 12, 20192 min read
September Elasmobranch of the Month: Epaulette shark
This bottom-dwelling shark species prefers shallow water coral reefs. The epaulette is often trapped on rocks and corals when tides recede.
Sharks4Kids
Sep 10, 20192 min read
August Elasmobranch of the Month: Prickly Dogfish
The Prickly dogfish is one shark that definitely has highly distinguishable features! Most notably is its dorsal fin resembling a sail. The
Sharks4Kids
Aug 27, 20192 min read
July Elasmobranch of the Month: Common Angelshark
Learn all about the Common Angelshark ( Squatina squatina) in our Elasmobranch of the Month blog. They are currently listed as 'Critical
Sharks4Kids
Jul 23, 20192 min read
June Elasmobranch of the Month: Common Thresher Shark
Alopias vulpinus-also known as the Common Thresher Shark or Fox shark. Thresher sharks were first named after foxes by Aristotle in the book
Sharks4Kids
Jun 13, 20193 min read
May Elasmobranch of the Month: Bull Shark
Bull sharks have a very stout appearance due to their high body width to length ratio. They also exhibit countershading, which means that th
Sharks4Kids
May 15, 20192 min read
April Elasmobranch of the Month: False Catshark
The False Catshark is a deep-sea ground shark. It has been described as ugly as a discarded sofa and was thus given the moniker ‘sofa shark’
Sharks4Kids
Apr 16, 20192 min read
March Elasmobranch of the Month: Viper Dogfish
The viper dog fish was first identified in 1986, they are very rare and have been found in the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Japan, Hawaii
Sharks4Kids
Mar 16, 20191 min read
FEB 2019 Elasmobranch of the Month: Salmon Shark
Our February Elasmobranch of the month is the Salmon Shark. They are a pelagic species of mackerel shark named for the salmon that is part o
Sharks4Kids
Feb 28, 20192 min read
January 2019 Elasmobranch of the Month: Bowmouth Guitarfish
This beautiful species is easily distinguishable with a flat, broad snout and very high first and second dorsal fins, where the maximum leng
Sharks4Kids
Jan 31, 20191 min read
June Elasmobranch of the Month: White-spotted Wedgefish
Learn all about the White-spotted shovelnose ray (Rhynchobatus australiae) also known as as the white-spotted wedgefish.
Sharks4Kids
Jun 21, 20182 min read
May Elasmobranch of the Month: Spotted Ratfish
DID YOU KNOW: Ratfish are from the order CHIMAERA, which are in the class CHONDRICHTHYES – i.e. cartilaginous fish! That means they are clos
Sharks4Kids
May 18, 20182 min read
April Elasmobranch of the Month: Swell Shark
Learn all about the Swell Shark and it's amazing adaptations! Did you know this shark displays biofluorescence?
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Apr 21, 20182 min read
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