Species & Families   Scientists classify fish into two main groups: Osteichthyes, and Chondrichthyes. Osteichthyes, or bony fish, are the vast majority of fish in the sea, they have a skeleton composed purely of bone. Chondrichthyes, on the other hand, including sharks, skates, and rays, have a skeleton that is made of cartilage...   Read More    Shark Alarm   Sometimes sharks kill humans but 10 million times more often, humans kill sharks. Sharks have existed for over 400 Million years; that's 130 Million years before the first Dinosaurs roamed the earth. We don't exactly know what killed the Dinosaurs but we do know who is killing the sharks, it's the human predator - the most destructive and irresponsible predator on earth...   Read More		September 5, 2010 Search SharkProtect.com:     Help Welcome Biography Jaws Of Life Shark Alarm Common Sense Health Shark Dictionary Species & Families The Media Friends Guestbook Links Contact Me   Jupp Kerckerinck is available to talk to your group about sharks.   For an interesting addition to your school, club or special event Contact Me today. Email-A-Friend About SharkProtect.com! If you would like to tell someone about SharkProtect.com, drop them a line right now. Join the SharkProtect.com Mailing List Let me periodically send you news & events from the shark community. Shark Dictionary # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z (Click on a letter above for a list of associated dictionary words and phrases) - Parasites - Pectoral Fin - Pelagic - Pelvic Fin - Photography - Photophores - Pinnipeds - Posterior - Precaudal Pit - Pristiophoriformes Parasites   Leeches, trematodes (parasitic latworms), and copepods (tiny crustaceans, also known as fish lice), may attach themselves to the body surface, on gills, in the nasal cavity or the mouth of sharks. Round, black copepods (Pandarus satyrus) prefer blue sharks. Another copepod (Dinemoura latifolia) prefers the shortfin Mako as a host. Tapeworms, some very long, and roundworms are often found in the stomach and intestinal tracts of the sharks. I welcome suggestions for additions to my shark dictionary. If you would like to contribute, please Contact Me. Join Mailing List   •   Email-A-Friend   •   Terms & Conditions of Use   •   Privacy Policy   •   Links   •   Contact Me Copyright © 2005-2010 SharkProtect.com. All rights reserved.