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The Pelagic Shark Research Foundation - The Sharks of the Monterey Bay - Pelagic Sharks
The basker's huge gill slits nearly circle its head. These gills have rigid arches, which have stiff gill-rakers that function much like whale baleen. Van Sommeran ...
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Mackerel sharks (class Chondrichthyes , subclass Elasmobranchii ) have two dorsal fins without spines, and five gill slits. They usually have small spiracles behind the eyes. The mouth is large, and ... Cetorhinidae also contains only one species, the basking shark Cetorhinus maximus. Its large gill slits and fine gill rakers are adaptations to filter feeding on plankton . It is the second largest ...
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Sharks in Australian waters - Marine Species Conservation
Sharks have five to seven gill openings along each side of the head, through which they breathe. Primarily marine fishes, a ... from the water on gill rakers. Whale sharks also filter feed, but instead of using gill rakers, they strain plankton through a spongy tissue supported by cartilaginous rods between the gill arches. Filter feeders have ...
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The Pelagic Shark Research Foundation - Image Library
The basker's huge gill slits nearly circle its head. These gills have rigid arches, which have stiff gill-rakers that function much like whale baleen. Van Sommeran ...
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