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Not just Shark Pictures: Elasmodiver contains photos of sharks, skates, rays, and chimaera's from around the world. It began as a simple web based field guide to help divers find the best places to encounter different species of sharks and rays but it has slowly evolved into a much larger project containing information on all aspects of shark diving and photography. There are now more than a thousand shark pictures  and sections on shark evolution, biology, and conservation. There is a large library of reviewed shark books, a constantly outdated shark taxonomy page, a monster list of shark links, and deeper in the site there are numerous articles and stories about shark encounters. Elasmodiver is now so difficult to check for updates, that new information and pictures are listed on an Elasmodiver Updates Page that can be accessed here:

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Shark picture - green sawfish

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ELASMODIVER EXPANDED

If you're looking for a broader range of marine life pictures the following links represent a new area of elasmodiver.com that contains pictures of other marine organisms and of marine habitats. This expansion of Elasmodiver is in its first stages but will eventually include pages on all types of marine mammals, bony fishes and marine invertebrates as well as coastal habitats, reefscapes and other imagess relating to the ocean. Please return regularly to enjoy the progress.

 

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Shark and Ray Mating and Courtship Pictures

A selection of images of different species of sharks and rays displaying courtship and mating behavior.

 

Courting Round Stingrays Urobatis halleri. The dark male round stingray is trying to subdue the female by holding onto her tail and pelvic region while she tries to escape. If he is successful, the female will eventually tire and allow him to settle onto her ventrum to ventrum (belly to belly) for mating to take place.

 

stingrays mating

 

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Images of sharks with mating scars. Male sharks frequently bite the flank or pectoral area of the female to stay in position while mating takes place.

   

 

 

 

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