Lamniformes
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Lamniformes is an order of sharks commonly known as mackerel sharks (which may also refer specifically to the family Lamnidae). It includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the great white shark, as well as more unusual representatives, such as the goblin shark and the megamouth shark. Members of the order are distinguished by possessing two dorsal fins, an anal fin, five gill slits, eyes without nictitating membranes, and a mouth extending behind the eyes.
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Basking shark | Bigeye thresher | Common thresher |
†Cretoxyrhina | Crocodile shark | Goblin shark |
Great white shark | †Megalodon | Megamouth shark |
Pelagic thresher | Portbeagle shark | Salmon shark |
Sand tiger shark | †Scapanorhynchus | Shortfin mako shark |