Large Animal Dissection
Melissa Kellett
Kingdom
Family
Phylum
Class
Order
Genus
Species
http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/could-
megalodon-still-live-deep-ocean
http://blogs.britannica.com/2012/08/why-sharks-rule/
http://www.twittearth.com/
500 +
Species
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/gallery/descript/shortfinmako/shortfinmako.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortfin_mako_shark
http://focusingonwildlife.com/news/tag/great-white-shark/
http://fisherynation.com/archives/5950
http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/fact-sheets/2011/11/03/shortfin-mako-sharks
http://squid.tepapa.go
vt.nz/anatomy/article/c
olossal-squid-giant-
squid-and-octopus
http://www.quepo
sfishadventure.co
m/Tuna.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik
i/Mackerel
http://www.elasmodiver.com/spiny_dogfish.htm
http://www.elasmo-
research.org/education/shark_profiles/squaliformes.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiny_dogfish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiny_dogfish
http://www.fishwatch.gov/seafood_profiles/species/
squid/species_pages/market_squid.htm
http://www.kayakfishingsupplies.com/quick-
reference-live-bait
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2442406/Sea-lion-taunts-GREAT-WHITE-SHARK-biting-tail.html
http://www.pelagic.org/montereybay/pelagic/salmonshar
k.html
http://www.umamiseafood.com/about-umami
Caudal Keel
Convergent
Evolution
e.g. GreatWhite
Shark/Mako
http://carnivoraforum.com/topic/9333362/1/
http://www.oceansafrica.com/bronze-whaler/ https://worldsbestdives.com/thresher-sharks/
e.g. BronzeWhaler e.g.Thresher Shark
e.g. Carpet Sharks
http://yafi20.blogspot.co.nz/2013/09/penemuan-baru-hiu-berjalan-di-indonesia.html
http://www.chalk.discoveringfoss
ils.co.uk/5%20SHARK%20TERMI
NOLOGY.htm
Ceratotrichia
http://www.adweek.com/prnewser/animal-rights-
groups-help-inspire-hong-kong-shark-fin-ban/73814
https://storify.com/Aubrey26/sha
rks
http://www.livescience.com/40875-china-
losing-taste-for-shark-fin-soup.html
Lateral Line/
Touch
Hearing
Sight
Smell Taste
Electroreception – 6th sense
Olfaction = Sense of smell
Olfactory Lamellae
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/dissection-of-a-great-white-shark-2012- http://www.aqob.com.au/details.php?p_id=631
http://WWW.godandscience.org/evolution/designgonebad.html
http://www.eyesurgeon.ie/surgery-information/refractive-laser-eye-surgery/
Protractor lentis
Tapetum lucidum
Rectus muscles
http://www.tedmontgomery.com/the_eye/eom.html
http://www.snobessentials.com/2009/06/alligator
_and_shark_goggles.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapetum_l
ucidum
http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_freeman_biosci_1/7/1956/500890.cw/index.html
or
http://www.arkive.org/tiger-shark/galeocerdo-
cuvier/image-G37161.html
http://www.arkive.org/caribbean-reef-
shark/carcharhinus-perezi/image-G43400.html
https://shibumo.wordpress.com/2012/07/04/great-white-
sharks-surprising-things-you-might-not-know-about-
them/
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/wallpaper/animals/photos/your-shark-
photos/shark-and-fish/
Basihyal
Gustatory = Sense of taste
http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2010/10/05/great-white-shark-new-arrival-at-te-papa/http://www.ucumberlands.edu/academics/biology/faculty/kuss/courses/skeletal%20system/skullChondrichthtyes.htm
Balance and Equilibrium
Sacculus
Lagena
Utriculus
http://animals.howstuffworks.com/fish/sharks/shark-senses2.htm
Maculae
http://www.photoventure.com/2013/09/10/22-terrifyingly-close-wildlife-images/5/ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2050031/Diver-balances-
shark-VERTICALLY-palm-hand--putting-trance.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_line#mediaviewer/File:Sharks_Lateral_Line.svg
http://www.aqob.com.au/details.php?p_id=631
http://www.levinegabriella.com/exploringbiomimicry/itp/electroreception-locator/
External pore
Jelly-filled
canal (semi-
conductor)
Ampulla
(sensory cell
bundle)
Nerve fibres
(send info to
brain)
http://www.sharksinfo.com/brain.html
Olfactory
Lobe
Cerebellum
Cerebrum
Optic Lobe
Epidermis and Dermis
http://www.doe.ky/marine/sharks/shark-biology/
Denticles
http://all-free-download.com/free-vector/water-vortex.html
http://www.livescience.com/18385-shark-skin-mini-whirlpools.html
Bottom feeding – e.g. Horn Shark
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/hornshark/hornshark.html
Pelagic Sharks – e.g. Mako Shark
http://animalstime.com/how-many-teeth-do-sharks-have-in-a-lifetime/
e.g. Great White /Tiger Shark
http://www.typesofsharkshq.com/
Plankton feeders e.g.Whale Shark
http://marinelifes.blogspot.co.nz/
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=3829https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYdt400AJdk
http://www.waterworks.com/products/surfaces/st
one/mosaic/signet-3cm-hexagon-mosaic/4525
http://www.fearbeneath.com/media/photo-
galleries/great-white-sharks/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYdt400AJdk
Goblin shark
Tesserae
http://mannaismayaadventure.co./2011/01/29/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYdt400AJdk
http://www.bio.utexas.edu/faculty/sjasper/Bio213/chordates.html
http://mannaismayaadventure.co./2011/01/29/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gill
RamVentilation
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/21/shark-cull-greg-hunt-exempts-wa
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stegostoma_fasciatum_JNC1529_Eye_and_spiracle.JPG
Buccal pumping
Spiricles
Obligate ram
ventilators
e.g. mako, great
white shark
http://www.chalk.discoveringfossils.co.uk/5%20SHARK%20TERMINOLOGY.htm
https://quizlet.com/30788431/shark-lab-practical-flash-cards/
Myo-septa
Myomeres
http://www.hawaii.edu/himb/sharklab/pauleyimages/week3.html
 Digestion – bile
 Storage and release of vitamins
 Detoxifies poisons
 Stabilises blood sugar level
Buoyancy
http://spacecoastdaily.com/2012/07/the-importance-of-venting-deep-water-fish/
http://oceanaproducts.com/index.php/oceana-deep-
sea-shark-liver-oil-100-capsules-19.html
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id
=152
http://thegoblinsharkresource.weebly.com/digestion.html
http://thegoblinsharkresource.weebly.com/digestion.html
Rugae
(folds)
Peristalsis
(squeezing)
Cloaca
Maintenance of salt and water concentrations in the body
http://nzbowhunters.co.nz/public_html/NEW2012/snapper/
http://www.bwac.com.au/shark-on-the-birchy/
Low
salt
High
salt
H2O
http://pixshark.com/glass-of-water-
cartoon.htm
High
salt
Low
salt
H2O
Osmosis
http://pixshark.com/glass-of-water-
cartoon.htm
Urea Trimethylamine
oxide
Rectal Gland
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/69594756711686837/http://wetset.com/products-page/all-inclusive/shark-diving/
Diadromous
Urea Rectal gland activity Dilute urine
K-selected r-selected
http://joshsjungle.com/dolphins-sleeping-habits/mother-bottlenose-dolphin-with-newborn-calf-2/
http://bbjtoday.com/blog/photo-essay-
bellingham-cold-storage/9545
http://www.niwa.co.nz/fisheries/ecosystem-influences-on-snapper/life-cycle
Internal fertilization
http://www.pawation.com/2012/07/30/no-surprise-shark-sex-is-extremely-violent-business/
https://teacheratsea.wordpress.com/tag/claspers/
https://teacheratsea.wordpress.com/category/noaa-teacher-at-sea-
2/beth-spear/
Male
(claspers)
Female
Testis:
Produce sperm
and
testosterone
Spermataphores
Ovaries:
Produce eggs
and
estrogen
“Shell gland”
Oviparity e.g. Carpet Sharks
http://scrippsblogs.ucsd.edu/onboard/2011/03/05/a-swell-welcoming/
http://www.ausmepa.org.au/rockpools/default.asp?pageid=111&nav=63
Ovoviparity e.g. Great White
Sharks
Viviparity e.g. Bull
Shark, Blue Shark
http://www.sharkattacks.com/picoftheweek.htm
http://www.starfish.ch/reef/shark.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/10995411
/Blue-sharks-sighted-off-French-beaches.html
http://focusingonwildlife.com/news/tag/great-white-shark/
Phil Ross
Phil Ross
http://ourfisharebetterthanyours.weebly.com/1/post/2013/04/sand-tiger-shark-laurenr.html
http://imgbuddy.com/baby-sand-tiger-sharks.asp
Phil Ross
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart
http://www.earthlife.net/fish/blood.html
Atrium = blood collecting
chamber
Ventricle = pumps blood on
Aerobic red muscle
Rete mirabile
-swimming muscles
-abdominal cavity
-surrounding the brain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYdt400AJdk
http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-
image-piece-fish-image7721176
http://tolweb.org/treehouses/?treehouse_id=4847
http://olahuna.com/sharkfinning/

Shark dissection