Black Dogfish Centroscyllium fabricii This small, dark-colored shark has a stout body, somewhat small fins, and large oval eyes that are reflective green. It has two dorsal fins, each with a strong, sharp spine, and the second fin being somewhat larger than the first. Because they live at th
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Atlantic Angelshark Squatina dumeril These small sharks look similar to skates, with wide pectoral and pelvic fins extended from the sides of a flattened body, and small dorsal fins on a stout tail near the asymmetrical caudal fin. They are white underneath and medium to dark grey on top wit
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South Africa, scavenging invertebrates and small fishes
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Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula These elongated torpedo-shaped ‚living fossils‘ have long, broad snouts with two rows of sharp teeth in their mouths. Their scales are heavy and overlapping like chain mail, and their small fins are set far back near their abbreviated, irregular caudal (tai
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Blotched Fantail Ray Taeniura meyeni This large stingray can grow to almost 6 feet wide and over 300 pounds. The pectoral disc is very round, with black, white and gray splotches across its brown to grey to purplish top, and a white underside. The tapering tail is usually slightly shorter th
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These are some good children’s books about sharks. Unfortunately, many children’s books are not scientifically accurate, often unfairly portraying sharks as maniacal killers of humans rather than in the balanced way done in these books. Grade level: K-4 Albee, S. 2007. Sesame Street: Liste
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accumulated at FLAS over many decades and the Florida Fish
accumulated at FLAS over many decades and the Florida Fish
Lesson: Marine Debris and Sawfish Lesson Summary: During this activity, students will learn about the different types of marine debris, where it comes from and why sawfish are especially vulnerable. This activity also includes a simulation of how a sawfish might get entangled with students drawing
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Atlantic Devil Ray Mobula hypostoma This smaller eagle ray looks like its cousins, with its diamond-shaped pectoral disc that is twice as wide as it is long, and its dark gray black top and ivory white underside. But the Atlantic devil ray is smaller, growing to only about 48 inches wide, an
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Atlantic Torpedo Torpedo nobiliana This large ray has an oval pectoral disc, two lobed dorsal fins on its stout tail, and a large caudal (tail) fin, all dark gray-brown on top and light underneath. Kidney-shaped electric organs on either side of its head are barely visible in the pectoral fi
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