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LuxDevil67

THIS:


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is NOT a leopard shark! it is a ZEBRA SHARK! but gee, it has spots, right? why yes it does, but the fact remains that this is a ZEBRA SHARK! technically a segostoma fasciatum. so why is it actually a zebra shark? because as a juvenile it has, that's right, STRIPES! thus:


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see?


HERE is a LEOPARD shark:


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otherwise known as triakis semifasciata.


the zebra shark (segostoma fasciatum) is a carpet shark where the leopard shark (triakis semifasciata) is a hound shark. they are DIFFERENT! that is why these generic names are stupid! the latin name tells you what it REALLY is.


take tylenol for instance. you could call a damn gas-x pill tylenol if you wanted to because the word tylenol doesn't mean anything. what tylenol actually is is acetaminophen.


so there you go.


i'd better never hear these 2 species mixed up again cuz it drives me fucking nuts.

Comments (11)

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Kwazy·
Wait...I'm confused.\r \r The leopard shark is the one with the spots, right?\r \r Could you go over it again?
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meemoos·
carpet shark , is that like a carpet muncher?\r \r Acetaminophen SuKs! Ibuprofin RocKs!
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Baine·
I like dolphins....they make every can of tuna taste better.
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KittenMag·
I feel the same way when people call ANY big cat a fucking tiger.\r \r leopards, jaguars and cheetah's have SPOTS!\r \r It's not the same fucking thing. ARGHH =)\r \r Don't people go to the zoo anymore?!
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Buzz·
Sharks are delicious
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Armorsmith76·
As a horticulturist, I share your pain. The public has no use for latin. (every day some lady asks for that plant with the purple flowers on it, as if there weren't thousands of species in the world and dozens I sell that match that description) \r \r But you are fighting a losing battle, this isn't their passion. They don't care, they don't need to care. It's our job to tell the difference between Perovskia atriplicifolia and Lavendula augustifolia. (couldn't figure out italics or underlining, sorry)\r \r Gotta grin and bear it.
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sicrik·
I would have guessed cheetah shark
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M13a77·
I guess it coulda been worse....\r \r Coulda been a loan shark.
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DaddyFatSack_25·
or a card shark
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ATC_1982·
Sharks are cool
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RogueRose·
No matter what they are called they are beautiful animals, and like a lot of animals with teeth they are feared and mistreated. I appreciate all the interesting pics and info that you post Lux.