Shark facts world wildlife fund.
Interesting facts about carpet sharks.
Although sharks have a reputation as destructive beasts that attack almost anything that enters their water habitat the actual number of shark attacks is probably lower than you imagine.
It is also used for respiration when the shark s mouth is used for eating.
These sharks are seperated into two different catagories.
Carcharhinus leucas the iucn red list of threatened species.
Fun shark facts for kids.
What is the biggest fish in the world.
Coral reefs lagoons rocky bottoms and mostly deepwater regions location.
Carpet sharks are sharks classified in the order orectolobiformes sometimes the common name carpet shark named so because many species resemble ornately patterned carpets is used interchangeably with wobbegong which is the common name of sharks in the family orectolobidae carpet sharks have five gill slits two spineless dorsal fins and a small mouth that does not extend past the eyes.
Orectolobiformes features some of the most interesting of all sharks.
The whale shark is not only the largest shark but also by far the largest of all fish averaging about 12 metres 39 feet in length among the most beautifully coloured and strikingly marked sharks in the order are the necklace carpet shark parascyllium variolatum the ornate wobbegong orectolobus ornatus and the zebra.
Facts about the whale shark.
A shark s spiracle is located just behind the eyes which supplies oxygen directly to the shark s eyes and brain.
Range between 1 2 8 feet long description.