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  Whale shark. Who is Whale shark? What is Whale shark? Where is Whale shark? Definition of Whale shark. Meaning of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The average whale shark is around 8 m long.
A member of the order Orectolobiformes it is a filter feeder.
The shark has a capacious mouth, up to 1.5 m wide and containing up to 300 rows of tiny teeth, as part of its feeding process it also has five large pairs of gill arches.
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 Shark - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Heterodontiformes : They are commonly referred to as the bullhead, or horn sharks.
Orectolobiformes : They are commonly referred to as the carpet sharks, including zebra sharks, nurse sharks, wobbegongs and the largest of all fishes, the whale shark.
Carcharhiniformes : They are commonly referred to as the groundsharks, and some of the species include the blue, tiger, bull, reef and oceanic whitetip sharks (collectively called the requiem shark s) along with the houndsharks, catsharks and hammerhead shark s.
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 Chondrichthyes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
They have a variety of teeth allowing them to grasp and then crush shellfishes.
Orectolobiformes Seven families are found within this order.
They are commonly referred to as the carpet sharks, including zebra sharks, nurse sharks, wobbegongs and the largest of all fishes, the whale sharks.
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 Les Orectolobiformes, Carcharhiniformes et Myliobatiformes (Elasmobranchii, Neoselachii) des Bassins a Phosphate du ...
Les Orectolobiformes, Carcharhiniformes et Myliobatiformes (Elasmobranchii, Neoselachii) des Bassins a Phosphate du Maroc
The Orectolobiformes, Carcharhiniformes and Myliobatiformes (Elasmobranchii, Neoselachii) of phosphate basins of Morocco (Maastrichtian-Early Lutetian.
The object of the present account is the revision of two shark orders (Orectolobiformes and Carcharhiniformes) and of one ray order (Myliobatiformes) which appearvery diversified and rich in new taxa.
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 Description Nurse Shark - Ginglymostoma cirratum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Similarities in the reproductive cycle may indicate a close relationship between the nurse shark family Ginglymostomatidae and the whale shark family Rhincodontidae.
Members of the order Orectolobiformes probably are most closely related to the mackerel sharks of the Order Lamniformes.
The term "nurse" probably is derived from "Nusse", the common name originally applied to catsharks of the family Scyliorhinidae, to which G.cirratum then was thought to belong.
www.flmnh.ufl.edu /fish/Gallery/Descript/nurseshark/nurseshark.htm   (1591 words)

  
 MavicaNET - Carpet sharks (Orectolobiformes)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Orectolobiformes - the Carpetsharks: sharks with flattened bodies that are generally bottom dwellers (except the whale shark) in warm to tropical seas.
There is an anal fin, 5 gill slits on either side of the head, 2 dorsal fins, no fin spines, and the mouth is well in front of the eyes.
The Order Orectolobiformes contains these Families: ; Parascyllidae [collared carpet sharks], ; Brachaeluridae [blind sharks], Orectolobidae [wobbegons], Hemiscyllidae [bamboo sharks], Ginglymostomatidae [nurse sharks], Stegostomatidae [zebra shark], ; Rhincodontidae [whale shark].
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 Sharks of the World. An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Shark Species Known to Date. Vol. 2. Bullhead, Mackerel ...
Bullhead, Mackerel and Carpet Sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes).
This volume reviews all 15 families, 25 genera and 57 species of living bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (orders Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes - the non-carcharhinoid galeomorph sharks), including certain well-established but currently undescribed species mainly from Australia.
Accounts for all orders, families and genera are given and all keys to taxa are fully illustrated.
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 Science - Sharks
The Orectolobiformes have pig-like snouts and short mouths that in most species are connected to the nostrils by grooves.
The last group of sharks would be the Collared Carpet sharks, Blind, Wobbegongs, Zebra, Longtailed Carpet Sharks, Whale, and Nurse sharks.
They all belong to the order Orectolobiformes and have seven families and thirty-three species.
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 Description Whale Shark - Rhincodon typus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Systematically, Rhincodontidae is placed in the order Orectolobiformes, which also includes families such as Ginglymostomatidae (nurse sharks) and Orectolobidae (wobbegongs).
The interrelationships between these families are based on anatomical and morphological similarities.
In contrast to most sharks from the same order (Orectolobiformes), which are benthic (live on or near the bottom) species, the whale shark is a pelagic (open sea) species.
www.flmnh.ufl.edu /fish/Gallery/Descript/Whaleshark/whaleshark.html   (2497 words)

  
 Salt Water Fish: Whale Shark
Such features as the presence or absence of an anal fin, and the number of gill slits determines their classification.
The whale shark fits into the order of Orectolobiformes which have 5 gill slits, an anal fin, 2 dorsal fins, no spines on the fins, and the mouth well in front of the eyes.
The word literally means "extended tail lobes", and some of the species in the order have very long tails.
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 underwater.com.au | article | Leopard Sharks Up Close and Personal
The leopard shark (Stegostoma fasciatum) belongs to the Order of carpet sharks (Orectolobiformes) and is easily recognisable.
Just like other Orectolobiformes, such as the wobbegong and the whale shark, the leopard shark has a flat belly, an elongated upper tail fin, and the mouth is in front of its small eyes.
The brown leopard-like spots on its back and sides make it hard to confuse this shark with any other shark species.
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 Sharks-Order Lamniformes-Tucoxi's Playground
Some people believe that many of the families listed here belong in the Order Orectolobiformes.
Some also think that every family in Order Orectolobiformes should be placed here.
The families listed in this order lack the nictitating eyelid present in Orectolobiformes and have and underslung, not terminal, mouth.
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 Orectolobus ornatus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Nom scientifique: Orectolobus ornatus Super ordre: Galéomorphes Ordre: Orectolobiformes Famille: Orectolobidés Taille:2 m à 3,5 m Agressivité envers l'homme...
orectolobiformes :...wobbegong) Genera Orectolobus Orectolobus japonicus (Japanese wobbegong) Orectolobus maculatus (Spotted wobbegong) Orectolobus ornatus (Ornate wobbegong...
: Red Orectolobiformes Porodica Orectolobidae (wobbegong sharks) slika Orectolobus ornatus Porodica Ginglymostomatidae (nurse sharks) Porodica Rhincodontidae...
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 ITIS Standard Report Page: Hemiscyllium ocellatum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Orectolobiformes -- carpet sharks, gatas nodrizas, requins-tapis, tiburones tapiceros
Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date, vol.
2: Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes)
www.itis.usda.gov /servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=159936   (172 words)

  
 SHARK CLASSIFICATION- Enchanted Learning Software
Lamniformes (anal fin, 5 gill slits, 2 dorsal fins, no fin spines, mouth behind the eyes, no nictitating eyelids) - mackerel sharks, including the basking, goblin, megamouth, great white, crocodile shark, thresher, porbeagles, mackerel sharks, sandtiger, and mako sharks
Orectolobiformes (anal fin, 5 gill slits, 2 dorsal fins, no fin spines, mouth in front of the eyes) - carpet sharks including the wobbegong, nurse, bamboosharks, blind, zebra, and whale shark
Heterodontiformes (anal fin, 5 gill slits, 2 dorsal fins, dorsal fin spines) - bullhead, horn sharks
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 Carpet sharks --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
a group of approximately 30 sharks belonging to the order Orectolobiformes.
a group of 13 shark species in the family Hemiscyllidae and order Orectolobiformes (carpet sharks).
The whale shark is the only member of the family Rhincodontidae, which is in the carpet shark order, Orectolobiformes.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article?tocId=9310588   (599 words)

  
 DMOZ : Science : Biology : Flora and Fauna : Animalia : Chordata : Fish : Cartilaginous : Orectolobiformes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
DMOZ : Science : Biology : Flora and Fauna : Animalia : Chordata : Fish : Cartilaginous : Orectolobiformes
Attempt to track Whale Shark migration using individuals' unique patterns of spots.
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 Orectolobiformes
After Mould, 1995-1997, Shirai, 1996 and Williams, G. o Orectolobiformes Applegate, 1972 (partahait; carpet sharks) ?- †; Agaleus dorsetensis Duffin and Ward, 1983; L. Jur.
maubeaugei Desalte and Thies, 1995 ?- † Orectolobiformes genera et species nov. U.
[ Orectolobiformes incertae sedis sensu Underwood, 2002]
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 Whale Sharks in Belize
The whale shark is the largest fish in the world, and one of the largest creature of any kind alive today.
It is classified in the order of Orectolobiformes (five gill slits, anal fin, two dorsal fins, no spines on the fins and the mouth in front of the eyes).
They are most often seen in Belize from Placencia or Hopkins.
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 Collared carpet sharks --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
seven little-studied, bottom-dwelling sharks belonging to the family Parascyllidae, which is part of the carpet shark order, Orectolobiformes.
The genus Parascyllium contains four species: the collared carpet shark, P.
Fossil records indicate that the first sharks lived some 300 million years ago, and by about 100 million to 70 million years ago, most of the modern sharks had evolved.
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 Parascyllium collare   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Checklist of Living Sharks : Cirroscyllium japonicum, SADDLED CARPETSHARK.
orectolobiformes :...formosanum (Taiwan saddled carpetshark) Cirrhoscyllium japonicum (Saddle carpetshark) Genera Parascyllium Parascyllium collare (Collared carpetshark...
:...] > 5914 Parascyllium collare Ramsay and Ogilby, 1888 Parascylliidae Collared carpet sharks Orectolobiformes Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) Collared...
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 Science & Technology > Biology > Flora & Fauna > Animalia > Chordata > Fish > Cartilaginous > Orectolobiformes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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Order Orectolobiformes; Family Ginglymostomatidae - The Nurse Sharks
Order Orectolobiformes; Family Stegostomatidae - The Zebra Shark
Order Orectolobiformes; Family Rhincodontidae - The Whale Shark
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 types   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
This is how a shark is classified scientifically:
Order : (1 of the 8 orders [Hexanchiformes, Squaliformes, Pristiophoriformes, Squatineformes, Heterodontiformes, Orectolobiformes, Lamniformes, Carcharhiniformes)
To learn about some types of sharks click on the Order of your choice:
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