Which shark is the only living species in the genus Rhincodon?
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Whale shark
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Which shark is the only living species in the genus Rhincodon?
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Whale shark
What shark species is the only living member of the family Megachasmidae?
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Megamouth shark
Which museum maintains the International Shark Attack File?
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Florida Museum of Natural History
What practice involves removing a shark's fins and discarding the body at sea?
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Shark finning
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What shark species is the only living member of the family Megachasmidae?
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Megamouth shark
Which museum maintains the International Shark Attack File?
Answer
Florida Museum of Natural History
What practice involves removing a shark's fins and discarding the body at sea?
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Shark finning
What order contains the whale shark and nurse shark?
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Orectolobiformes
What shark species has the scientific name Prionace glauca?
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Blue shark
What common name is given to the egg cases of many oviparous sharks and rays?
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Mermaid's purse
What are shark skin tooth-like scales commonly called?
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Dermal denticles
What family contains the hammerhead sharks?
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Sphyrnidae
What distinctive head shape gives hammerhead sharks their name?
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Cephalofoil