Shark ID Guides

Our ID guides provide clear and accurate information for identifying 41 species of shark that can be found in the British Isles and Northeast Atlantic.

The accompanying Pocket Guides provide a simplified, rapid and accurate key for identifying 31 species of shark found in the British Isles.

For skate & ray ID Guides visit: www.sharktrust.org/skate-ray-id-guides

Please note: all our resources are created for personal use only. All content (including illustrations) in our ID Guides are copyrighted to the Shark Trust/Marc Dando.

ID Guide Introductory Pages

Angelshark ID Guide

Angular Roughshark ID Guide

Basking Shark ID Guide

Bigeye Thresher Shark ID Guide

Birdbeak Dogfish ID Guide

Black Dogfish ID Guide

Blackmouth Catshark ID Guide

Blue Shark ID Guide

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark ID Guide

Bramble Shark ID Guide

Common Smoothhound ID Guide

Frilled Shark ID Guide

Ghost Catshark ID Guide

Great Lanternshark ID Guide

Greenland Shark ID Guide

Iceland Catshark ID Guide

Kitefin Shark ID Guide

Knifetooth Dogfish ID Guide

Leafscale Gulper Shark ID Guide

Longnose Velvet Dogfish ID Guide

Mouse Catshark ID Guide

Nursehound ID Guide

Oceanic Whitetip Shark ID Guide

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ID Guide Introductory Pages
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