Name A Species Of Shark. It has a unique appearance with a large open jaw. The Whitetip Reef Shark is a thin medium-sized shark characterized by dorsal and tail fins that give this species its name.
Every shark belongs to the classification Chondrichthyes which identifies them as cartilaginous fish fish whose internal skeletons are comprised of flexible cartilage rather than bone. Several species are apex predators which are organisms that are at the top of their food chain. Its often called a living fossil because its one of only two living members of the Chlamydoselachidae family which dates back to the Carboniferous period.
The Thresher Shark is also known as the Alopias Vulpinus or Fox Shark.
Whale Shark Rhincodon typus 557 feet 17 m. Search or sort the list by scientific name common name or family below. Species of sharks such as the whale shark basking shark and great white shark can outsize other fish by many meters. Follow the links to profiles on each of the fishes with full information and pictures.
