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Illustration of Orectolobus spp. (Wobbegong)
Orectolobus spp. (Wobbegong)
Great blue heron in the Everglades at Shark Valley Visitor Center.
Great blue heron
Great blue heron in the Everglades at Shark Valley Visitor Center.
Great blue heron in the Everglades
Conceptual diagram illustrating that Caribbean spiny lobsters are a key component of the marine ecosystem in south Florida as both predators and prey.
Spiny lobsters are key component of south Florida…
Illustration of Carcharhinus leucas (Bull Shark) side view
Carcharhinus leucas (Bull Shark) 2
Illustration of Triaenodon obesus (Whitetip Reef Shark)
Triaenodon obesus (Whitetip Reef Shark)
Illustration of a shark. The Palau storyboards and symbols are a way to tell stories of old Palauan legends, or legends from nearby places (Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, etc.). These particular symbols were taken from a bai, which is a traditional village meeting house/hut that is covered in storyboards.
Palau Storyboard: 4
Gills of the Basking Shark
Cetorhinus maximus (Basking Shark) gills
Found on a Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus).
Eye lense of Basking Shark
A heart ventricle, found on a Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus).
Heart ventricle
The Parynx is the roof of the mouth on a Basking Shark. This photo includes the Parynx and the esophagus of the shark.
Pharynx and esophagus of Basking Shark
This photo includes the Pharynx (top of mouth), gills, and liver of the Basking Shark (cetorhinus maximus)
Pharynx, gill arches and liver of the Basking…
This was found on a Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus). This material was found in the stomach.
Stomach contents
Illustration of Ginglymostoma cirratum (Nurse Shark)
Ginglymostoma cirratum (Nurse Shark)
Illustration of Carcharhinus plumbeus (Sandbar Shark)
Carcharhinus plumbeus (Sandbar Shark)
Fins are removed as part of the cleaning process. Subsistence fishermen catch whatever is edible, in this case, several small sharks.
Fisherman cutting off the fins of the shark
Subsistence fishermen catch whatever is edible, in this case, several small sharks.
Fisherman shows small shark catch
Illustration of Carcharhinus melanopterus (Blacktip Reef Shark)
Carcharhinus melanopterus (Blacktip Reef Shark)
Illustration of Rhincodon typus (Whale Shark)
Rhincodon typus (Whale Shark)
Illustration of Carcharhinus leucas (Bull Shark)
Carcharhinus leucas (Bull Shark) 1
Illustration of Pristiophorus spp. (Saw Shark)
Pristiophorus spp. (Saw Shark)
Illustration of Sphyrna spp. (Hammerhead Shark)
Sphyrna spp. (Hammerhead Shark)
Illustration of a shark
Shark
Found on a Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus). The stato-acoustic organ holds the otolith.
Stato-acoustic Organ

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