Sharks, Skates and Rays

Dive into our online course, from evolution to anatomy and an on-camera dissection.

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  • Instructor: Dr Diego Vaz
  • Level: Beginner/Intermediate 
  • Number of chapters: 13 
  • Course length: 2 hours 11 minutes
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In this course, explore:
  • what makes sharks unique from other fish  
  • the evolution of sharks from their ancient ancestors 
  • their diversity, from tiny deep-sea sharks to filter-feeding giants 
  • the internal anatomy of a shark via an on-camera dissection 
  • the importance of shark conservation and how to get involved 

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Meet your scientist

Dr Diego Vaz 

Diego is a Senior Curator of the Fish Collection at the Natural History Museum. As an ichthyologist, his research focuses on morphology and taxonomy, and what these can tell us about fish evolution. He is an expert in the taxonomy of sharks, and is particularly interested in deep-water dogfishes, and coral reef dwarf gobies from the Indo-Pacific Region.
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