Initial Skinning and Basic Shark Muscles

This is a picture of a live shark from an aquarium.  On this picture, you can see the many small bumps that correspond to the openings of the ampullae of Lorenzini.

This picture shows the anterior end of a shark on the dorsal side

This shows the ventral surface of the head.

This picture shows the male shark's claspers

This picture shows the female's pelvic fins - notice the lack of claspers compared to the picture shown above.

This shows the shark's tail

This picture shows the lateral body wall after removing the skin to show the underlying muscles.

Similar picture to the one above, but the dorsal fin muscle is also visible at the top of the picture