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    November Elasmobranch of the Month: Bigeye Sand Tiger Shark
    • Nov 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    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
    October Elasmobranch of the Month: Greenland shark
    • Oct 12, 2019
    • 2 min

    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
    Meet Sharks4Kids Regional Ambassador Linda Weiss
    • Sep 24, 2019
    • 2 min

    Meet Sharks4Kids Regional Ambassador Linda Weiss

    Linda is an avid diver and ocean lover. She has been sharing her passion for sharks with students at our events in Fort Lauderdale and assis
    September Elasmobranch of the Month: Epaulette shark
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    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.
    August Elasmobranch of the Month: Prickly Dogfish
    • Aug 27, 2019
    • 2 min

    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
    Book Review: Misunderstood Shark Friends Don't Eat Friends
    • Jun 25, 2019
    • 1 min

    Book Review: Misunderstood Shark Friends Don't Eat Friends

    This book is playful and fun, while also sharing interesting facts about sharks. The banter between Shark and Bob, the jellyfish is comical
    June Elasmobranch of the Month: Common Thresher Shark
    • Jun 13, 2019
    • 3 min

    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
    May Elasmobranch of the Month: Bull Shark
    • May 15, 2019
    • 2 min

    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
    April Elasmobranch of the Month: False Catshark
    • Apr 16, 2019
    • 2 min

    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’
    March Elasmobranch of the Month: Viper Dogfish
    • Mar 16, 2019
    • 1 min

    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
    FEB 2019 Elasmobranch of the Month: Salmon Shark
    • Feb 28, 2019
    • 2 min

    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
    How Old is That Sawshark?
    • Feb 13, 2019
    • 2 min

    How Old is That Sawshark?

    How do you tell how old a shark is? Age determination for fish is a very important part of understanding the life history and conservation.
    Endothermic Sharks
    • Feb 1, 2019
    • 3 min

    Endothermic Sharks

    There are around 500 extant species of sharks and the majority of them are ectothermic or cold-blooded. However, the family Lamnidae has ach
    Shark Week: Meet Author Ame Dyckman
    • Jul 27, 2018
    • 3 min

    Shark Week: Meet Author Ame Dyckman

    Ame Dyckman is a New York Times bestselling children’s author who shares her New Jersey home with her family, cat, and a variety of book cha
    Book Review: Discovering Sharks
    • May 31, 2018
    • 1 min

    Book Review: Discovering Sharks

    Author Donna Parham and illustrator Julius Csotonnyi have teamed up to create an fascinating shark resource for students.
    March Elasmobranch of the Month: Goblin Shark
    • Mar 9, 2018
    • 2 min

    March Elasmobranch of the Month: Goblin Shark

    Learn all about the Goblin Shark. This deep-sea shark has some incredible adaptations and can grow up to 3.2 meters in length.
    Feb Elasmobranch of the Month: Tope Shark
    • Feb 20, 2018
    • 2 min

    Feb Elasmobranch of the Month: Tope Shark

    Learn all about the Tope (School shark ) Galeorhinus galeus.
    Jan 2018 Elasmobranch of the Month: Thornback Ray
    • Jan 16, 2018
    • 2 min

    Jan 2018 Elasmobranch of the Month: Thornback Ray

    Thornback ray (Raja clavata) Image credit: Andy Murch Key Features Characterized by the many thorns often present on their dorsal side, thornback rays have “30-50 thorns along the midline” (Shark Trust, 2009) which continues along the tail. The number of thorns vary between individuals and can be present on both the dorsal and ventral sides (SSACN, 2015), with buckler thorns (Shark Trust, 2009) often being found on mature fish. This species varies in coloration from dark br
    June 2015 Elasmobranch of the Month: Smalltooth Sawfish
    • Jun 12, 2015
    • 2 min

    June 2015 Elasmobranch of the Month: Smalltooth Sawfish

    The smalltooth sawfish is a remarkable creature with a tool on it's face! Sadly, they are a critically endangered species.
    May 2015 Shark of the Month: Broadnose Sevengill
    • May 14, 2015
    • 2 min

    May 2015 Shark of the Month: Broadnose Sevengill

    Learn all about the Broadnose Sevengill shark
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