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Helicoprion
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/helicoprion/Helicoprion is an extinct genus of shark-like eugeneodont fish (a group of extinct cartilaginous fishes). Members of Eugenodontida possess a unique morphological feature called “tooth whorls”. They first appeared in the Devonian before going extinct in the Early Triassic.
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Moller's Lanternshark, Etmopterus molleri (Whitley, 1939)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/mollers-lanternshark/Moller's Lanternshark is a deepwater shark found in the Southwest Pacific.
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Triple Beizam Hammerhead Shark Headdress: An interview with Ken Thaiday
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/triple-beizam-hammerhead-shark-headdress-an-interview-with-ken-thaiday/Torres Strait artist Ken Thaiday talks about what his work and his totem, the hammerhead shark means to him.
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Sandbar Shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/sandbar-shark-carcharhinus-plumbeus/Sandbar Shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827)
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Great Hammerhead, Sphyrna mokarran (Rüppell, 1837)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/great-hammerhead-sphyrna-mokarran/Great Hammerhead, Sphyrna mokarran (Rüppell, 1837)
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Eastern Angelshark, Squatina albipunctata Last & White, 2008
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/eastern-angelshark-squatina-albipunctata/Eastern Angelshark, Squatina albipunctata Last & White, 2008.
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Spikey Dogfish, Squalus megalops (Macleay, 1881)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/spikey-dogfish-squalus-megalops/Spikey Dogfish, Squalus megalops (Macleay, 1881)
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Tawny Shark, Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1830)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/tawny-shark-nebrius-ferrugineus/Tawny Shark, Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1830)
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Gulf Wobbegong, Orectolobus halei (Whitley, 1940)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/gulf-wobbegong-orectolobus-halei/Banded Carpet Shark, Orectolobus halei Whitley, 1940
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Grey Carpetshark, Chiloscyllium punctatum Müller & Henle, 1838
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/grey-carpetshark-chiloscyllium-punctatum/Grey Carpetshark, Chiloscyllium punctatum Müller & Henle, 1838
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