Carcharhiniformes
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Shark | |
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Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom Information | |
Domain | Eukaryota |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Biliteria |
Branch | Deuterostomia |
Phylum Information | |
Phylum | Chordata |
Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Class Information | |
Class | Chondrichthyes |
Sub-class | Elasmobranchii |
Order Information | |
Superorder | Selachimorpha |
Order | Carcharhiniformes |
Family Information | |
Families | Scyliorhinidae Proscylliidae Pseudotriakidae Leptochariidae Triakidae Hemigaleidae Carcharhinidae Sphyrnidae |
Population statistics |
Carcharhiniformes are an order of sharks, consisting of eight families and 161 species of what are loosely called "ground" or "common" sharks. They are characterized by a nictating membrane over the eyes; several species have been implicated in attacks on man.