Class: Chondrichthyes - 8 extant orders
Order Orectolobiformes
Family Rhincodontidae
Species on page: (out of 550 genera and 3500 species)

Order: Lamniformes

Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)

Scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini)

Order: Carcharhiniformes

Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)

Blacktipped reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)

Galápagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)

See also:

Gansbaai - Shark cage diving 2016

Gansbaai - Shark cage diving 2013

When whale sharks smile

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus)
Family: Rhincodontidae
Bahía de Los Ángeles
Baja, Mexico 2024
August 25, 2024
GoPro HERO12 Black - frame capture

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus)
Family: Rhincodontidae
Bahía de Los Ángeles
Baja, Mexico 2024
August 25, 2024
GoPro HERO12 Black - frame capture

With mouth open wide

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus)
Family: Rhincodontidae
Bahía de Los Ángeles
Baja, Mexico 2024
August 25, 2024
GoPro HERO12 Black - frame capture

Bob and WS

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus)
Family: Rhincodontidae
Bahía de Los Ángeles
Baja, Mexico 2024
August 25, 2024
GoPro HERO12 Black - frame capture

Remora on whale shark

(Remora)
Family: Echeneidae (remoras)
Bahía de Los Ángeles
Baja, Mexico 2024
August 25, 2024
GoPro HERO12 Black - frame capture

Whale shark sculpture

Outdoor sculptures
Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus)
Family: Rhincodontidae
Bahía de Los Ángeles
Baja, Mexico 2024
August 23, 2024
Canon 7D Mark II

Whale shark sculpture

Outdoor sculptures
Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus)
Family: Rhincodontidae
Bahía de Los Ángeles
Baja, Mexico 2024
August 23, 2024
Canon R5

Whale shark mural

Murals
Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus)
Family: Rhincodontidae
Bahía de Los Ángeles
Baja, Mexico 2024
August 23, 2024
Canon 7D Mark II

Curse of the rona

Vermillion Sea Institute
Bahía de Los Ángeles
Baja, Mexico 2024
August 23, 2024
Pixel 8 Pro

The board - daily updates

Vermillion Sea Institute
Bahía de Los Ángeles
Baja, Mexico 2024
August 24, 2024
Pixel 8 Pro
PC: Louise

Stars to Sea commemorative mural

Bahía de Los Ángeles
Baja, Mexico 2024
August 26, 2024
Canon 7D Mark II

Stars to sea I 2020

Bahía de Los Ángeles
Baja, Mexico 2024
August 25, 2024
Canon 7D Mark II

Talavera whale shark

Casareyna Restaurant
Puebla, Mexico 2024
August 1, 2024
Pixel 8 Pro

Talavera whale shark

Casareyna Restaurant
Puebla, Mexico 2024
August 1, 2024
Pixel 8 Pro

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Last modified: April 17, 2026
Created: April 17, 2026 (from shark.html)
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