Sharks & Underwater Predators

Tom Jackson is a leading natural history writer based in the United Kingdom. As an author and contributor he has worked on more than 60 books. A zoology graduate from the University of Bristol, he has also worked as a zookeeper and in safari parks in Zimbabwe.

Contents include:

Introduction

1: Galean Sharks

Carcharhiniformes: Hammerhead shark, tiger shark, blue shark, bull shark, blacktip reef shark, lemon shark, dusky shark

Heterodontiformes: horn shark, Galapagos bullhead shark

Hexanchiformes: Frilled shark, broadnose sevengill/cow, bluntnose six gill

Lamniformes: great white, basking, shortfin mako, porbeagle, goblin, thresher

2: Dogfish and Carpet Sharks

Orectolobiformes: wobbegong, zebra, epaulette, nurse, whale

Pristiophoriformes: bahamas sawshark and longnose sawshark

Squaliformes: cookiecutter, greenland, spined pygmy, spiny dogfish

Sqantiniformes: Japanese angel and pacific angel

3: Rays and Skates

Skates and rays are very closely related to sharks. They're flatter in shape, which makes them well suited for life on the sea-floor. Their mouth, nostrils and gills are located on the underside of their body. While their eyes are on top.

4: Other Predators

Box jellyfish, great barracuda, lionfish, sarcastic fringhead, stonefish, Sailfish, anemones, tuna, octopus, squid, crabs, lobsters, mantis shrimps

5: Marine Mammal Hunters

Whales, dolphins, walrus, otters, polar bears