Zebra Shark |
| Scientific name: Stegostoma fasciatum The zebra shark is found over tropical coral reef. It is distinctive because of its very long, broad tail and its coloring. The juvenile shark has zebra-like stripes of yellow on black. It takes on a yellowish brown color with dark brown spotting as it reaches adulthood. It has pointed teeth, with each tooth having two smaller points. It poses no harm to humans |
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Whale Shark |
| Scientific name: Rhincodon typus The whale shark is the world's largest living fish. Its appearance is unique: it has alternating thin white vertical bars and columns of spots on a dark background. This hark swims slowly near the surface, and its huge mouth for consuming small crustacean plankton and small and large fish. The whale shark is found in all tropical and subtropical oceans, along coastal regions, and enters lagoons on tropical islands. Divers and snorkelers can swim with this shark because it is gentle and curious. |
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Nurse Shark |
| Scientific name: Ginglymostoma cirratum This shark is common particularly in the Caribbean. It is a sluggish during day but active at night. It feeds on bottom-dwelling lobsters and other crustaceans, as well as snails, clams, octopus, squid, and any fish slow enough to be caught by its gulping and inhaling style of feeding. It is a harmless shark unless it is provoked |
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Sharks |
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Research by Edward Trogdon |