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shark

shark (the large carnivorous, sea-dwelling fish of the superorder Selachimorpha)

class, taxon, type of animal, species, biological group

Scientific Name: "Selachimorpha"
Class: ▶
taxon, biological group, species, type of animal, cartilaginous fish, …
Elasmobranchii
Parent Class: ▶
animal, fish, eukaryote, chordate, vertebrate, …
cartilaginous fish, deuterostome, Gnathostomata, Elasmobranchii, Cyprinid, Cypriniformes, Ostariophysi, non-human animal, biological thing, animal or plant, intelligence possessing entity, entity that is capable of deliberate action, aquatic vertebrate, organism, marine fish
Types: ▶
megalodon, frilled shark, dogfish, blacktip reef shark, Lamniformes, …
horn shark, Carcharhiniformes, Hexanchiformes, Hybodus, Angel sharks, Squaliformes, Cretoxyrhina, snaggletooth shark, Xenacanthida, Symmoriida, Carpet sharks, Cretoxyrhina mantelli, Bullhead sharks, Scapanorhynchus, daggernose shark, Anomotodon, Physogaleus, Cladoselachiformes, Eugeneodontida, Tristychius, Erquitaia, Hooktooth shark, Sicklefin weasel shark, lollipop catshark, Atlantic weasel shark, Whitetip weasel shark, Australian weasel shark, Acrodus, Hemipristis serra, Hemipristis curvatus, Phorcynis, bullhead shark, Ptychodus, Hybodontidae, Onefin catshark, Straight-tooth weasel shark, Slender weasel shark
Wikipedia Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark
Collective Noun: "slew", "shiver", "school"
Family: Cyprinid
Kingdom: animal
Order: Cypriniformes
Phylum: chordate
Representing Symbol of: ▶
Shanghai Sharks, Naval Special Warfare Group, Gulf Coast High School, University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla, St. Mary's Central High School, …
Anclote High School, Desiderata Program, Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High Biscayne Bay Campus
Found In: Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Asia
Principle Class of, Principal Class: shark
Related Object: Tiburon
Related Websites: ▶
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Shark, http://www.sharks.org.za, http://ocean.si.edu/ocean-photos/shark-diversity, http://na.oceana.org/en/our-work/protect-marine-wildlife/sharks/overview, http://www.onewhale.com/sharks.htm, …
http://www.oceanicdreams.com, http://wiki.answers.com/Q/FAQ/2999, http://www.morphbank.net/Browse/ByImage/?tsn=551500, http://www.elasmodiver.com, http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.com, http://www.sharkattackfile.net, http://www.elasmo-research.org/research/checklist_res.htm, http://www.whaleshark.org, http://www.elasmo-research.org, http://www.sharktrust.org, http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Sharks/ISAF/ISAF.htm, http://www.geerg.ca, http://www.sharks.org, http://www.sampla.org, http://www.sharkattacksurvivors.com
Binomial Name: "Balantiocheilos melanopterus"
Freebase ID: "/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000000574ce"
Uncommon Terms: "sharks"
Odds of attacking you: 0.000000015%
OpenCyc ID: "Mx4rwP1mpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA"
DBPedia URI: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Shark
Aliases: "shark"
Rare Terms: ▶
"mano", "sharkes", "shark behaviour", "fishes taxonomy sharks", "fishes taxonomy", …
"shark taxonomy", "latin names of sharks", "golden-eyed shark", "sharks", "shark minnow", "silver shark", "tricolor shark", "balantiocheilus melanopterus", "bala"
Universal Attributes: can swim
Freebase Primary MID: "/m/0by6g"
Distinct From: eel, bony fish, red mullet, tang, blenny

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