Carcharhiniformes Cartilaginous Fish Chordata Animalia Flora and Fauna

Includes catsharks, houndsharks, weasel sharks, requiem sharks, and hammerhead sharks. Well-known species include bull sharks, tiger sharks, blue sharks, and whitetip reef sharks.

• Bull Shark - Description and natural history of Carcharhinus leucas from the Animal Diversity Web.
  
• Tiger Shark: Galeocerdo cuvier - Drawing of this species, also known as the leopard shark, and its teeth, its description and information on its habits and range.
  
• Chain Dogfish: Scyliorhinus retifer - Drawing of this small species, its description and information on its range.
  
• Carcharcinus leucas - Research project by Ben Knutson on the Bull Shark, including its classification, habitat, adaptations, nutrition, life cycle and interactions with other species.
  
• Great Hammerhead Shark - Photographs and video clips of this species and information on its biology and status.
  
• Blue Shark: Prionace glauca - Drawing of this species and its teeth, its description and information on its habits and range.
  
• Brown Shark: Carcharhinus milberti - Description of this species, also known as the sandbar shark, and information on its range and occurrence in the Gulf of Maine.
  
• Sharp Nosed Shark: Scoliodon terrae-novae - Drawing of this species, its description and its range.
  
• Shovelhead: Sphyrna tiburo - Drawing of this species, also known as the bonnet head shark, its description and information on its range.
  
• Tiger Shark Research - A description of the research being done on sharks at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology.
  
• Carcharhiniformes - Information from Wikipedia on this large order of sharks.
  
• Common Hammerhead: Sphyrna zygaena - Drawings of this shark, its teeth and its head from below, and information on its appearance and range.
  
• Smooth Dogfish: Mustelus canis - Drawing of this species and its teeth, its description and information on its habits and range.
  
• Dusky Shark: Carcharhinus obscurus - Drawings of this species and its teeth, its description and information on its habits and range.
  
• Shark Research Institute (Australia) - Organization that gathers data for the global shark attack file, an on-line database of all attacks in Australian and surrounding waters. Provides general information on sharks, identifications, biology and awareness.
  
  

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