Directory of Lamniformes Resources

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Lamniformes is an order of sharks. They are very varied with ten genera in seven families, and include the harmless basking shark and the dangerous great white shark.

Resources in This Category

• Association for the Study and Conservation of the Elasmobranche

  http://www.asso-apecs.org/
  Biology and images of Basking Sharks (Cetorhinus maximus). In French and English.

• Basking Shark: Cetorhinus maximus

  http://www.gma.org/fogm/Cetorhinus_maximus.htm
  Drawings of this harmless species, its description and information on its habits and range.

• Basking Shark: Cetorhinus maximus

  http://www.arkive.org/basking-shark/cetorhinus-maximus/
  Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Carcharodon carcharias: Great White Shark

  http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=38
  Description, behavior, world range and habitat, ecology and life history of this species.

• Great White Shark: Carcharodon carcharias

  http://www.arkive.org/great-white-shark/carcharodon-carcharias/
  Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Lamniformes

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamniformes
  Information from Wikipedia on this order of sharks, commonly known as mackerel sharks, and a photograph of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.

• Mackerel Shark: Lamna nasus

  http://www.gma.org/fogm/Lamna_nasus.htm
  Drawing and description of this species and information on its habits, reproduction and range.

• Maneater: Carcharodon carcharias

  http://www.gma.org/fogm/Carcharodon_carcharias.htm
  Drawing of the white shark and some of its teeth, its description and information on its habits and range.

• Megamouth Shark: Megachasma pelagios

  http://www.arkive.org/megamouth-shark/megachasma-pelagios/
  Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Sand Shark: Carcharias taurus

  http://www.gma.org/fogm/Carcharias_taurus.htm
  Illustration and information about this species, also known as the ground shark or dogfish shark.

• Sand Tiger Sharks

  http://www.nautilusproductions.com/sandtigersharks/
  Information and about the Sand Tiger (Odontaspis taurus) and other sharks in North Carolina.

• Shark Pix

  http://www.sharkpix.com/
  An online gallery of great white shark photographs with commentary.

• Sharp-nosed Mackerel Shark: Isurus oxyrinchus

  http://www.gma.org/fogm/Isurus_oxyrinchus.htm
  Drawing of this species and its teeth, its description and information on its habits, reproduction and range.

• Shortfin Mako: Isurus oxyrinchus

  http://www.arkive.org/shortfin-mako/isurus-oxyrinchus/
  Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• South African White Shark Research Institute

  http://www.ukdiving.co.uk/clubs/orgs/white_shark_research.htm
  A private foundation for the study and conservation of this species, with information on biology and the expeditions.

• Stanford Report: Great White Sharks Migrate Thousands of Miles Across the Sea

  http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2002/january9/sharks-19.html
  Article discussing research into Carcharodon carcharias' migration habits. Includes photos, maps, video clips and an overview of the species.

• The Great White Shark: Carcharodon carcharias

  http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/butzen_erik/
  Research project by Erik Butzen on this species, including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition and interactions with other species.

• Thresher: Alopias vulpinus

  http://www.gma.org/fogm/Alopias_vulpinus.htm
  Drawing of this long tailed species and its teeth, its description and information on its habits and range.

 

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