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Monday, December 19, 2011

Classification Challenge

This is a Squalus Acutirostris




                Kingdom: Animalia(means it's an animal)
                Phylum: Chordata( means it has a backbone)
               Class: Chondrichthyes(means are jawed fish with paired fins)
               Order:Squaliformes(is an order of sharks that includes about 97 species in seven families)
               Family:Squalidae(means the family of dogfish sharks)
              Genus:Squalus(means is a large genus of dogfish sharks)
              Species:Acutirostris(is a dogfish shark of the family squalidae) 




     A dogfish or a Squalus Actirostris are harmless. They are found in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. Also from tropical equatorial climates to the Arctic and antarctic. They are small to medium sized sharks (48 centimeters 19in) to 16 meters or (5.2 ft) in adult body length. They have 2 dorsal fins with smooth spines. They have no anal fins. They have or possess venom and it coats the dorsal spines but is mildly toxic to humans. They are carnivores and prey upon organisms smaller than themselves.    

                    

























1 comment:

  1. The picture is grate ,and I learn new things about sharks from reading it.

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