Given their rows of backward teeth and ominous, club-like heads, maybe that's a good thing. Because they live so deep, frilled sharks are rarely seen, according to the Ocean Conservancy (opens in new tab). They have long, eel-like bodies that can grow to about 6 feet (1.8 m) long, and they've been trolling the deep seas, snagging prey with their 300 prong-pointed teeth, since before the dinosaurs died out. These elusive living fossils haven't changed much for 80 million years. There are wobbegong sharks (family Orectolobidae), which look like shag rugs thanks to their mottled camouflage and ragged sensory organs.īut for our money, the weirdest shark in the sea has got to be the frilled shark. There's the pocket shark ( Mollisquama mississippiensis), which is shaped like a tiny sperm whale. There's the "pig fish," or angular roughshark ( Oxynotus centrina), which snorts like a hog when pulled from the water. And, as in any family, among their number they count some real oddballs. It should be clear by now that sharks are a pretty diverse group. (Image credit: Awashima Marine Park via Getty Images) The longest-lived sharkįrilled sharks are living fossils.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies the mako as endangered (opens in new tab), in part due to overfishing. Fishin' In The Dark (Info) Drum Tab by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with free online tab player. Makos can grow to be up to 13 feet (4 m) long and are found in temperate and tropical oceans around the globe.
The sharks are sometimes caught by deep-sea anglers and may (opens in new tab) jump into fishing boats (opens in new tab) in an attempt to shake free of the anglers' hooks. D Across the feild where the creek turns back by the ole stump road G I'm gonna take you to a special place that nobody knows D A Baby get ready.OooooooOooo Chrous: D You and me going fishing in the dark lying on our backs and counting the stars G where the cool grass grows D Down by the river in the full moon light We'll be fallin in love.
They're also expert jumpers, regularly leaping at least 10 feet (3 m) out of the water. Makos are apex predators who use their speed to hunt bony fish. This streamlined shark can swim at 31 mph (50 km/h) and pour on the speed for short bursts of up to 46 mph (74 km/h), according to the Smithsonian (opens in new tab).
The shortfin mako shark ( Isurus oxyrinchus) is the fastest known shark. (Image credit: Credit: Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries Service) They propel themselves through the water with short strokes of their thick, powerful tails. Two shortfin mako sharks, which are fast-moving and streamlined fish.