The shark,who plays an important role in maintaining ecosystems is a fish that lives in the sea,particularly in warm water.Like all fish,sharks breathe through their gills.
There are about 375 species of sharks.The smallest shark is called the dwarf dogfish,less than 20 cm long.The huge whale shark can be more than 15 m long.Shark usually eat fish and shellfish, but great white sharks sometimes eat seal,dolphins, whales, and other marine animals.
Shark are vertebrates,animals with a backbone.However, a shark's skeleton is not made of bone. It is made of a bendable material called cartilage. a shark's teeth are set into gums. While eating,a shark often loses teeth. But ,there are always rows of new teeth growing behind the first se.As a shark loses teeth,new ones move forward tp replace them.
What is the smallest species of sharks ?