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Line 1: − + − + − A shark's most notable characteristics include a prominent dorsal fin, fully replaceable teeth (with the exception of the whale and basking sharks) and a cartilaginous skeleton. + − + − + − + − *[[Whale shark]].+ − *[[Basking shark]].+ − *[[Great white shark]].+ − *[[Mako]].+ − *[[Porbeagle]].+ − *[[Tope]].+ − *[[Whitetip reef shark]].+ − *[[Oceanic whitetip]].+ − *[[Blue shark]].+ − *[[Tiger shark]].+ − *[[Greenland shark]].+ − *[[Megamouth shark]].+ − *[[Nurse shark]].+ − *[[Hammerhead shark]].+ − *[[Bull shark]].+ − *[[Ganges shark]].+ − *[[Leopard shark]].+ − *[[Wobbegong]].+ − *[[Port Jackson shark]].+ − *[[Cookie-cutter shark]].+ − *[[Goblin shark]].+ − *[[Dogfish]].+ − and many others. <!-- There are lots of species... -->+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
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'''Sharks''' (suborder Odontoceti) are a large group of predatory cartilaginous [[fish]]es, including the largest fish species in the world, the [[whale shark]]. As well as the familiar fierce types of shark, the family also includes various [[dogfish]] and the bottom-living [[wobbegong]].
{{Taxonomy
|name=Shark
|image=Oceanic whitetip.jpg
|caption=Oceanic whitetip shark<br/>(''Carcharhinus longimanus'')
=== Species of shark ===
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|kingdom=Animalia
|subkingdom=Biliteria
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|class=Chondrichthyes
|subclass=Elasmobranchii
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|superorder=Selachimorpha
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'''Sharks''' are approximately 350 species of cartilaginous fish of the order Selachimorpha, inhabiting the world's oceans and several freshwater lakes and rivers.
== Behavior ==
== Behavior ==