Shark Project
Alex Steele
Labeling the Shark Parts
- First dorsal fin
- Second dorsal fin
- Caudal fin
- Pelvic fin
- Gill slits
- Snout
- Clasper
- Pectoral fin
- Lateral line
Organs
- Gallbladder-holds bile
- Heart-keep blood flowing through the body
- Kidney-keep bodily fluids in balance
- Liver-detoxifies food
- Pancreas-helps break down food with enzymes
- Small Intestine-majority of water absorption from food happens here
- Large Intestine-final part of water absorption from food happens here
- Stomach-break down and digest food
- Esophagus-carry food from the mouth to the stomach
- Rectum-waste until released by anal sphincter
- Claspers-reproductive organs
- Lateral Line-organs used to detect movement in the water
- Gills-used to breathe
Classification
Full Classification
- Kindogm: Animal
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Chondrichtyes
- Order: Squaliformes
- Family: Squalidae
- Genus: Squalus acanthias
- Species: Squalus acanthias
More Facts
Life Span:30-100 years
Habitat:found in water temperatures 0-15 degrees Celsius, can live in a variety of water salinity and can be located inshore and offshore