shark

     

Carcharhiniformes Heteroontiformes Hexanchiformes Lamniformes Orectolobiformes Pristiophoriformes Squaliformes Squatiniformes † Symmoriida

Trivia about shark

  • Shagreen, the dried skin of this meat eater, was once used as sandpaper
  • The whale type of this fish can weigh as much as 2 elephants
  • The shop owner may not know if the tooth on that necklace comes from the tiger or hammerhead type of this creature
  • Its tooth, mentioned in "Mack the Knife", is Georgia's state fossil & can date back 375 million years
  • Up to 50 feet in length, the whale species of this fish is the largest in the sea
  • The overlapping scales of these fish prevent algae from living there, & similar medical material may reject bacteria
  • The title beast in "Meg" is a 60 foot ancestor of this creature seen in "Jaws"
  • A living fossil of the deep, the goblin variety of this fish is seen here
  • Like a James Bond villain, indicted stockbroker Calvin Darden had 4 of these in a tank at $2,500 each
  • In England the dogfish species of this sea creature is often used in preparing fish & chips
  • The tiger type of this fish can be a foot-&-a-half long at birth, with dark spots & stripes that fade as it ages
  • In one of the few times it's ever been seen, a rare megamouth variety of this fish recently washed ashore in Sumatra
  • The skin of the angel species of this large carnivorous fish was used to cover the hilts of samurai swords
  • Denis Leary says of firefighters, "You have to be like" this sea creature. "You have to keep moving forward"
  • In England the dogfish species of this sea creature is often used in preparing fish & chips
  • If you meet the "loan" variety of this fish, watch your wallet
  • The nurse type of this fish can pump water over its gills, so it doesn't have to swim constantly to keep breathing
  • The dogfish is a small type of this fish, & one dogfish is also called the "Greenland" one
  • 2 to 4 feet long, the spiny dogfish is probably the most abundant species of this fish on the U.S. Atlantic Coast
  • There are 2 versions of John Singleton Copley's "Watson and" this sea predator in U.S. galleries
  • A ruthless, greedy person
  • James Woods,Sarah Carter,Jeri Ryan
  • Basking or bonnethead