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Introduction

Sharks are amazing fish that have been around since long before the dinosaurs existed. They live in waters all over the world, in every ocean, and even in some rivers and lakes. Sharks are a type of a fish. Sharks do not have any bones, their skeleton is made of cartilage, which is a tough substance not nearly as hard as bone. cartilage is what you have in your Nose and ear, that is why your nose and ear can bend easily.   

 ATTRIBUTE SHARKS
BONY FISH
  Skeleton Cartilage only Bones and cartilage
   Swimming Can only swim forward. Can swim forwards and backwards
   Buoyancy (floating) Large oily liver Gas-filled swim bladder
   Gills Gill slits but no gill cover Covered gill slits
   Reproduction Eggs fertilized in female's body. Eggs usually fertilized in the water.
   Skin Rough, sandpaper-like scales Slippery, overlapping scales

This is a table comparing the bony fish and sharks.

 

Angel shark

Blue Shark.  Copyright 1998 Steve Drogin

Blue Shark

Bull Shark

Dog Fish Shark

goblin shark  

Goblin Shark

 

 

 

  Great White Shark

 

HAMMERHEAD SHARK

 

 

 

Lemon Shark

Nurse Shark

Tiger Shark

 

 

Whale Shark in the blue

Whale Shark 

ZEBRA SHARK

 

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