Ground Sharks

School Shark (Galeorhinus galeus)
School Shark (Galeorhinus galeus) commercial species endangered over fished translucent snout fins tope soupfin Ground Sharks |School Shark (Galeorhinus galeus)

Cloudy catshark (Scyliorhinus torazame) Adult.
Cloudy catshark (Scyliorhinus torazame) Adult. Ground Sharks single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii carcharhiniformes carcharhiniforme carcharhinidae groundshark groundsharks ground ground-shark ground-sharks |Cloudy catshark (Scyliorhinus torazame)

School Shark (Galeorhinus galeus)
School Shark (Galeorhinus galeus) tope soupfin shark kelp Ground Sharks |School Shark (Galeorhinus galeus)

Chain Catshark (Scyliorhinus retifer)
Chain Catshark (Scyliorhinus retifer) Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks) chained Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks) single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic profile shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii carcharhiniformes carcharhiniforme carcharhinidae groundshark groundsharks ground whaler whalers whalershark whaler-shark ground-shark ground-sharks requiem requiemshark requiemsharks cat-shark cat-sharks chained chains |Chain Catshark (Scyliorhinus retifer)

Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus) Underside of snout showing nostrils, mouth and Ampullae of Lorenzini.
Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus) Underside of snout showing nostrils, mouth and Ampullae of Lorenzini. commercial species soup fin soupfin tope exploited depleted grimace sad Ground Sharks |Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus)

Chain Catshark (Scyliorhinus retifer) swimming above silty sea bed.
Chain Catshark (Scyliorhinus retifer) swimming above silty sea bed. Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks) chained Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks) single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii carcharhiniformes carcharhiniforme carcharhinidae groundshark groundsharks ground whaler whalers whalershark whaler-shark ground-shark ground-sharks requiem requiemshark requiemsharks cat-shark cat-sharks chained chains vertical |Chain Catshark (Scyliorhinus retifer)

Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus) Over exploited commercial species.
Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus) Over exploited commercial species. fins resting sand weed depleted spots spotted single one alone Ground Sharks |Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus)

Chain Catshark (Scyliorhinus retifer) swimming above silty sea bed.
Chain Catshark (Scyliorhinus retifer) swimming above silty sea bed. Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks) chained Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks) single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii carcharhiniformes carcharhiniforme carcharhinidae groundshark groundsharks ground whaler whalers whalershark whaler-shark ground-shark ground-sharks requiem requiemshark requiemsharks cat-shark cat-sharks chained chains |Chain Catshark (Scyliorhinus retifer)

Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus) Over exploited commercial species.
Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus) Over exploited commercial species. fins resting sand weed depleted spots spotted single one alone Ground Sharks |Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus)

Chain Catshark (Scyliorhinus retifer)
Chain Catshark (Scyliorhinus retifer) Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks) chained Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks) single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii carcharhiniformes carcharhiniforme carcharhinidae groundshark groundsharks ground whaler whalers whalershark whaler-shark ground-shark ground-sharks requiem requiemshark requiemsharks cat-shark cat-sharks chained chains vertical |Chain Catshark (Scyliorhinus retifer)

Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus) Over exploited commercial species.
Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus) Over exploited commercial species. fins resting sand weed depleted mouth teeth jaws surface swimming single one alone Ground Sharks |Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus)

Whiskery Shark (Furgaleus macki) Embryos with egg yolk attached. Viviparous with yolk sac placenta.
Whiskery Shark (Furgaleus macki) Embryos with egg yolk attached. Viviparous with yolk sac placenta. pattern bands banded blotched spots young pups reproduction reproduce birth born new exploited depleted shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii carcharhiniformes carcharhiniforme carcharhinidae groundshark groundsharks ground whaler whalers whalershark whaler-shark ground-shark ground-sharks requiem requiemshark requiemsharks |Whiskery Shark (Furgaleus macki)

Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus) Over exploited commercial species.
Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus) Over exploited commercial species. fins resting sand weed depleted eye portrait prop spots spotted single one alone Ground Sharks |Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus)

Whiskery Shark (Furgaleus macki)
Whiskery Shark (Furgaleus macki) spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks blotch blotched endangered protect protected barbles barbels whisker whiskers triakidae Ground Sharks |Whiskery Shark (Furgaleus macki)

Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus) Over exploited commercial species.
Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus) Over exploited commercial species. fins resting sand weed depleted eye jaws spots spotted single one alone Ground Sharks |Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus)

School Shark (Galeorhinus galeus) swimming over kelp covered temperate reef.
School Shark (Galeorhinus galeus) swimming over kelp covered temperate reef. Triakidae (Houndsharks) subfamily: Galeorhininae Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks) commercial species endangered over fished translucent snout fins tope soupfin shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii carcharhiniformes carcharhiniforme carcharhinidae groundshark groundsharks ground whaler whalers whalershark whaler-shark ground-shark ground-sharks requiem requiemshark requiemsharks single one alone lonely isolated individual translucent snout nose soupfin soup fin fins |School Shark (Galeorhinus galeus)

Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus) Juvenile. Commercial species endangered from over fishing.
Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus) Juvenile. Commercial species endangered from over fishing. fins depleted mouth teeth jaws surface swimming sad sunburst nostrils turn single one alone Ground Sharks |Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus)

School Shark (Galeorhinus galeus)
School Shark (Galeorhinus galeus) commercial species soup fin soupfin tope exploited depleted single one alone Ground Sharks |School Shark (Galeorhinus galeus)

Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus) Juvenile. Commercial species endangered from over fishing.
Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus) Juvenile. Commercial species endangered from over fishing. sand fins eye Ground Sharks |Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus)

Eye detail of Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus) showing nictitating eyelid.
Eye detail of Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus) showing nictitating eyelid. commercial species soup fin soupfin tope exploited depleted iris pupil protection protected Ground Sharks shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii carcharhiniformes carcharhiniforme carcharhinidae groundshark groundsharks ground whaler whalers whalershark whaler-shark ground-shark ground-sharks requiem requiemshark requiemsharks eye eyes sight lens gummyshark gummy-shark |Eye detail of Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus)