SHARK DICHOTOMOUS

KEY
3/10/15

1. FAMILY RAJIDAE
Small dorsal fin

SKATES

2. FAMILY ALOPLIDAE
THRESHER
SHARKS
Use elongated caudal fin
to herd/stun schooling
fishes

3. FAMILY PRISTOPHORIDAE

SAW
SHARKS

4. FAMILY CARCHARHINIDAE
BLACK TIP SHARKS
REEF SHARKS

TIGER SHARKS

WHALER OR REQUIEM SHARKS

5. FAMILY SCYLIORHINIDAE
CAT
SHARKS

Elongated eyes

6. FAMILY RHINOCODONTIDAE
Largest shark
species

WHALE
SHARK

MACKERAL SHARK

7. FAMILY ISURIDAE

Top half of caudal fin

same size and shape
as bottom half

MAKO SHARK

8. FAMILY SQUALIDAE

Hunt in packs

DOGFISH
SHARKS

9. FAMILY DASYATIDAE

WHIPTAIL
STINGRAYS

10. FAMILY SCAPANORHYNCHIDAE

One of the rarest species of
shark

GOBLIN SHARKS

11. FAMILY PSEUDOTRIAKIDAE

FALSE CATSHARKS

12. FAMILY HEXANCHIDAE

COW SHARKS

13. FAMILY SPHYRNIDAE

HAMMERHEAD
SHARKS

14. FAMILY MOBULIDAE

MANTA RAYS