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Shark fin soup is a status symbol in Asian countries and is erroneously considered healthy and full of nutrients. Scientific research has revealed, however, that high concentrations of BMAA are present in shark fins. Because BMAA is a neurotoxin, consumption of shark fin soup and cartilage pills, therefore, may pose a health risk.
Genus Echinorhinus T. N. Gill, 1862. Echinorhinus brucus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (bramble shark) Echinorhinus cookei Pietschmann, 1928 (prickly shark) Family Etmopteridae (lantern sharks) Genus Aculeola F. de Buen, 1959. Aculeola nigra F. de Buen, 1959 (hook-tooth dogfish) Genus Centroscyllium J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841.
The scientific genus name Carcharodon literally means "jagged tooth", a reference to the large serrations that appear in the shark's teeth. It is a portmanteau of two Ancient Greek words: the prefix carchar- is derived from κάρχαρος ( kárkharos ), which means "jagged" or "sharp".
The sandbar shark ( Carcharhinus plumbeus ), also known as the brown shark or thickskin shark, is a species of requiem shark, and part of the family Carcharhinidae, native to the Atlantic Ocean and the Indo-Pacific. It is distinguishable by its very high first dorsal fin and interdorsal ridge. [2] It is not to be confused with the similarly ...
The whale shark ( Rhincodon typus) is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 18.8 m (61.7 ft). [8] The whale shark holds many records for size in the animal kingdom, most notably being by far the most massive living non-cetacean animal.
The sand tiger shark ( Carcharias taurus ), gray nurse shark, spotted ragged-tooth shark or blue-nurse sand tiger, is a species of shark that inhabits subtropical and temperate waters worldwide. It inhabits the continental shelf, from sandy shorelines (hence the name sand tiger shark) and submerged reefs to a depth of around 191 m (627 ft). [2]
Squalus fulgens Bennett, 1840. The cookiecutter shark ( Isistius brasiliensis ), also called the cigar shark, is a species of small squaliform shark in the family Dalatiidae. This shark occurs in warm, oceanic waters worldwide, particularly near islands, and has been recorded as deep as 3.7 km (2.3 mi).
Copper shark. The copper shark ( Carcharhinus brachyurus ), bronze whaler, or narrowtooth shark is a species of requiem shark found mostly in temperate latitudes. It is distributed in a number of separate populations in the northeastern and southwestern Atlantic, off southern Africa, in the northwestern and eastern Pacific, and around Australia ...