Classification of Dogfish sharks Kingdom – Animalia (animals) Phylum – Chordata SubPhylum – Vertebrata (vertebrates) Class – Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) Subclass - Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) Order - Squaliformes (dogfish sharks) Family – Squalidae Genus – Squalus Species – acanthias Introduction Sharks are fish that have been around longer then dinosaurs have existed. They live in waters all over the world, in every ocean, and even in some rivers and lakes. Sharks, unlike other fish, have no bones; their skeleton is made …showed first 75 words of 587 total…

…showed last 75 words of 587 total…from their habitat. Examples include the bull shark, bonnethead shark, and the nurse shark. Coastal pelagic sharks - these sharks can migrate over 1,000 miles (1,600 km). Examples include the dusky shark, the tiger shark, and the sandbar shark. Highly pelagic sharks - these sharks migrate across oceans. Examples include the blue shark and the mako. Scientists have shown that sharks are relatively intelligent and can learn at a rate similar to that of rats and birds