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Shark Profiles

From this collection of Shark family and species profile, photo, identification, characteristic, diet, bite first-aid, and other information you can learn about both large open-ocean Sharks, and the smaller species that are most often kept in saltwater aquariums and how to care for them.
Brownbanded Bamboo Cat Shark Profile
It is because the barbels at the mouth that look like a cat's whiskers the Brownbanded Bamboo Shark is known as a Cat Shark, also named a Brown-Banded, Banded, Brown-Spotted, Black Banded, and Blackbanded Bamboo Cat Shark. View a photo and read identification, characteristics, diet, feeding and more captive aquarium care profile information about the popular saltwater Brownbanded Bamboo Cat Shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum).
Shark Profile - Brown Banded Bamboo Species
From your About Guides Miscellaneous Fish Picks, care information shared by a Salt Talk Chat Room user about the Bamboo Shark egg that he hatched.
Shark Profile - Bamboo Species
From the Exotic Tropicals Marine Encyclopedia, a photo and care information this popular aquarium shark, Chiloscyllium punctatum.
Shark Profile - Banded Species
From FINS, great information about this shark with photo included.
Shark Profile - Cat Species
From the Exotic Tropicals Marine Encyclopedia, a photo and care information this shark, Chiloscyllium confusum.
Shark Profile - Horned Species
From the Exotic Tropicals Marine Encyclopedia, a photo and care information this shark, Heterodontus francisci.
Shark Profile - Leopard (Coral Sea) Species
From the Exotic Tropicals Marine Encyclopedia, a photo and care information about this large bottom feeding shark, Stegostoma fasciatum.
Shark Profile - Leopard (West Coast) Species
From the Exotic Tropicals Marine Encyclopedia, a photo and care information about this popular cold water saltwater aquarium shark, Triakis semifasciatus.
Shark Profile - Leopard Species
From FINS, valuable information about this shark with photo included.
Shark Profile - Marbled Cat Species
From the Exotic Tropicals Marine Encyclopedia, a photo and care information about this shark, Atelomycterus macleayi.
Shark Bite & Attack First-Aid
Whether you need to clean and treat a minor scrape or bite, or handle a more serious shark attack situation, here is valuable first-aid information from the Hawai'i Lifeguard's site. In particular, every aquarists should learn about the "Staph, Strep, General Wound Care" provided here, because it pertains to treating ANY type of marine animal injury to prevent infection!
Sharks Profile
From the Sea World Busch Gardens Animal Bytes Fish Index, here is a profile that includes classification, fast and fun fact, and other information about Sharks.
Sharks & Rays Profiled
From the Sea & Sky Reeflife section, an overview about the characteristics of Sharks and Rays in general, with snapshots and individual brief descriptions on Page 1 and 2 of the larger predetory sharks, and Page 3 the Stingrays.

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