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WHAT IS ELASMODIVER? Not just a huge collection of Shark Pictures: Elasmodiver.com contains images of sharks, skates, rays, and a few chimaera's from around the world. Elasmodiver began as a simple web based shark field guide to help divers find the best places to encounter the different species of sharks and rays that live in shallow water but it has slowly evolved into a much larger project containing information on all aspects of shark diving and shark photography. There are now more than 10,000 shark pictures and sections on shark evolution, biology, and conservation. There is a large library of reviewed shark books, a constantly updated 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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Sharks and rays (elasmobranchs) are an amazing group of animals that have evolved over hundreds of millions of years into the diverse assemblage that we have today. They have adapted to thrive in virtually every saltwater body large enough to accommodate them. Some have even managed to overcome the problems associated with living in freshwater and colonized the great rivers of the tropics. Please enjoy all of the shark pictures and information contained on our ever expanding database of shark and ray species and take away and pass on a renewed desire to help these incredible creatures survive in an increasingly hostile environment.
Andy Murch - Shark Photographer and Creator of Elasmodiver.com CEO and Trip Leader at Big Fish Expeditions Founder of the Predators in Peril Project |
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LATEST ADDITIONS TO THE SHARK AND RAY DATABASE: |
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SICKLEFIN LEMON SHARK - Negaprion acutidens Added 9/2/20 |
PACIFIC NURSE SHARK - Ginglymostoma unami Added 9/4/19 |
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BLACKMOUTH CATSHARK Added 12/12/18 |
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SELACHIMORPHA: SHARKS |
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ORDER CARCHARHINIFORMES HAMMERHEADS, REQUIEM SHARKS, SMOOTHHOUND SHARKS & CATSHARKS |
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Family SPHYRNIDAE - Hammerhead sharks |
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Family CARCHARHINIDAE - Requiem sharks |
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SPINNER SHARK - Carcharhinus brevipinna
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Family TRIAKIDAE - Houndsharks and Smoothhound Sharks |
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Family SCYLIORHINIDAE - Catsharks |
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ORDER HETERODONTIFORMES BULLHEAD SHARKS |
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Family HETERODONTIDAE - Bullhead sharks |
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ORDER HEXANCHIFORMES SIXGILL, SEVENGILL & FRILLED SHARKS |
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Family HEXANCHIDAE- Six and seven gilled sharks |
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ORDER LAMNIFORMES MACKERAL SHARKS, SANDTIGER SHARKS, BASKING SHARKS, THRESHER SHARKS, MEGAMOUTH SHARKS & GOBLIN SHARKS |
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Family LAMNIDAE - Mackeral sharks |
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Family ODONTASPIDIDAE -Sandtiger sharks |
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Family ALOPIIDAE - Thresher sharks |
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ORDER ORECTOLOBIFORMES ZEBRA SHARKS, WHALE SHARKS, BAMBOO AND EPAULETTE SHARKS, BLIND SHARKS, NURSE SHARKS, WOBBEGONG SHARKS & CARPET SHARKS |
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Family BRACHAELURIDAE - Blind Sharks | |||
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RHINCODONTIDAE Whale sharks |
Zebra sharks |
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Family HEMISCYLLIIDAE - Bamboo and Epaulette sharks |
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Family ORECTOLOBIDAE - Wobbegong sharks |
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ORDER SQUALIFORMES DOGFISH SHARKS, SLEEPER SHARKS, BRAMBLE SHARKS, LANTERN SHARKS, ROUGH SHARKS, KITEFIN SHARKS, GULPER SHARKS & BIRDBEAK SHARKS |
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Family SQUALIDAE - Dogfish sharks |
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Family CENTROPHORIDAE - Gulper Sharks |
Family ETMOPTERIDAE - Lantern Sharks |
Family SOMNIOSIDAE - Sleeper sharks |
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ORDER SQUATINIFORMES ANGEL SHARKS |
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Family SQUATINIDAE - Angel Sharks |
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ORDER MYLIOBATIFORMES: WHIPTAIL STINGRAYS, ROUND STINGRAYS AND STINGAREES, DEEPWATER STINGRAYS, FRESHWATER STINGRAYS, BUTTERFLY RAYS, SIXGILL STINGRAYS, EAGLE RAYS, COWNOSE RAYS & DEVIL RAYS |
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Family DASYATIDAE - Whiptail Stingrays The biology and behavior of Whiptail Stingrays |
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Family POTAMOTRYGONIDAE - Neotropical River Stingrays The biology and evolution of River Stingrays |
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Family UROTRYGONIDAE - Round stingrays of the Americas |
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Family UROLOPHIDAE - Stingarees of the Indo-Pacific Region |
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Family GYMNURIDAE - Butterfly Rays |
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Family PLATYRHINIDAE - Thornback Rays |
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Family AETOBATIDAE - Eagle Rays |
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Family MYLIOBATIDAE - Bat Rays |
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Family MOBULIDAE - Devil rays |
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Family RHINOPTERIDAE - Cownose Rays |
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ORDER PRISTIFORMES SAWFISH |
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Family PRISTIDAE - Sawfishes |
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ORDER RAJIFORMES SKATES, SMOOTH SKATES, GUITARFISHES, BOWMOUTH GUITARFISHES & WEDGEFISHES |
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Family RAJIDAE - Skates |
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SUB-ORDER RHINOBATIFORMES BOWMOUTH GUITARFISHES, SHARKFIN GUITARFISHES & GUITARFISHES |
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Family RHINOBATIDAE - Guitarfishes |
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Family RHYNCHOBATIDAE Sharkfin Guitarfishes |
Family RHINIDAE Bowmouth Guitarfishes |
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ORDER TORPEDINIFORMES: TORPEDO RAYS, COFFIN RAYS, ELECTRIC RAYS & SLEEPER RAYS |
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Family NARCINIDAE - Electric rays |
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Family TORPEDINIDAE - Torpedo rays |
Family NARKIDAE - Sleeper Rays |
Family HYPNIDAE - Coffin rays |
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ORDER CHIMAERIIFORMES LONGNOSE AND SHORTNOSE CHIMAERAS & ELEPHANTFISHES |
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Family CHIMAERIDAE - shortnose chimaeras |
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USE OF PICTURES All pictures are the property of Andy Murch or other contributing photographers. No pictures may be copied or reproduced without prior consent. If you wish to acquire high resolution images for commercial purposes please contact Elasmodiver.
All available pictures of sharks and rays are listed in The Shark Pictures Database |
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Read the previous shark blogs in the Elasmoblog Archives
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