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    Actinopterygii ! Infraclass Chondrostei ! Infraclass Holostei ! Infraclass Teleostei ! Subclass Sarcopterygii ! Order Crossopterygii ! Order Dipnoi examples jawless fishes hagfish lampreys jawed fishes extinct Paleozoic sharks Paleozoic freshwater sharks typical sharks skates and rays chimaeras or ratfishes various extinct fishes higher bony fishes ray-finned fishes sturgeon‚ paddlefish; primitive ray-finned fishes gars‚ bowfins; dominant ray-finned fishes of Mesozoic most bony fish; dominant

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    “Ahhhhh‚” Joshua yawned. He was starving‚ as he had just woken up from a long night’s sleep. “Joshua! You atlantic cod better come and join the family for breakfast! We are going to hunt for herring today‚” Joshua’s Mom‚ Caft called. Joshua was wide awake‚ herring was his favorite food. “Coming‚” he said as he swam to his parents. Joshua and his family then went hunting in the Bay of Biscay. They had a hearty breakfast of herring‚ crabs‚ and lobsters. After eating Joshua’s family wanted to swim

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    Commercial Fishing and Our Oceans “We all have a romantic vision of the ocean being a vast‚ limitless territory open to all. The truth is nearly 70 per cent of all fish stocks are considered fully exploited‚ over-exploited or severely depleted. The ocean ’s ability to replenish fish has been outstripped by the industry ’s ability to catch fish.”- Annabel Graham‚ Chinese activist and author. There was once a time where the oceans were pure and fish were plentiful. However‚ that was quite some time

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    Shark Tale: “The Shark Slayer” The massive underwater reef city is shaken up when the son of the shark mob boss‚ Frankie‚ is found dead. Don Lino‚ the shark mob boss has two sons‚ Frankie that is a carnivorous tough guy who follows the steps of his father and wishes to be the next shark mob boss; on the other hand‚ Lenny is a very kind soul shark who has earned the ire of his dad by becoming a vegetarian. Meanwhile on the other side of the ocean a blue streak cleaner wrasse named Oscar‚ who fantasizes

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    poems. The first poem I have chosen to talk about is “The Shark”. This poem is about a bunch of fishermen on a boat‚ who catch a shark and later discover that the shark has eaten a young boy. “The Shark” shows how powerful nature can be by showing how easy it can kill and what an efficient predator it is. The people in this poem are quite angry with the shark once they realise what the shark has done. The people hack into the shark to get the child’s remains once they discover what the giant

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    Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataSubphylum: VertebrataClass: Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish)Subclass: Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)Order: OrectolobiformesFamily: RhincodontidaeGenus: RhincodonSpecies: Rhincodon typus | Integumentary system Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) has the toughest and thickest skin of all the animals in the world. It reaches up to 14 cm of thick; whale shark is pale on the underside and dark gray-brown color with white spots on the

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    wiped out of existence.”("10 Shocking Facts About How the Illegal Wildlife Trade Drives Species Extinction." One Green Planet. May. 22‚ 2016). Some species that are being killed by this terrible act include‚ but are not excluded to elephants‚ tigers‚ sharks‚ rhinos‚ and gorillas. We need to be the voice for these poor animals by putting an end to poaching for good. Poaching is a cruel act of violence against wild animals‚ and if we human beings don’t put an end to it‚ we will have to say goodbye to many

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    The suspended shark in the 213 x 518 x 213 cm tank can be seen at different angles‚ which can give the viewer a different perspective of this piece of art. What is it like to view this artwork for the first time? When the viewer sees the front of the hideous animal‚ a familiar bolt of fear runs through him/her when looking at its dark‚ gaping mouth lined with serrated sharp teeth and a recognizable dorsal fin projecting from it’s back. The puzzled viewers notice the shark isn’t moving‚ as it

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    awsJaws Directed by Steven Spielberg‚ ‘Jaws’ is one of the highest grossing and most profitable movies ever made‚ making around five hundred million pounds. The film is about a great white shark which terrorises the shores of Amity‚ slowly picking out the towns people and dragging them down into the deep blue. In this essay I’m going to explain how Spielberg creates suspense‚ tension and panic in the film by describing camera and music techniques and how they are used in certain scenes. Firstly

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    Everyone so close you can feel each others warmth. Friends meeting friends and making more. The smell of comradery like you’ve just won a war. Celebrating that you’re living an intoxicating life. Violet I am abrasive or so you say. Others are basking in the sun yet I look to the impending storm. I coware when I am scared but I am just a little violet. I can’t stand against the wind like all the other flowers. It seems like I never took root like the gladiolus. I am not like you and that is okay

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