- family carcharhinidae by WordNet
nounLargest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks.synonyms: Carcharhinidae
- Carcharhinidae by Preston Lawson
... vertebrate zoology) A large family of sharks belonging to the charcharinid group of galeoids, including the tiger sharks and blue sharks.
- Pristiophoridae by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... saw sharks), a family of fishes. The ensiform snout, which has sharp teeth along both sides, resembles a two-sided saw. Unlike sawfish of the genus Pristis, saw sharks have a pair of long cirra and lateral gill openings. They reach a length of 1.5 m and are viviparous. There are two genera, embracing four species. Saw sharks are distributed in the ...
- Sphyrnidae by WordNet
nounHammerhead sharks; bonnethead sharks.synonyms: family Sphyrnidae
- Orectolobidae by WordNet
nounNurse sharks and carpet sharks.synonyms: family Orectolobidae