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TYPES OF SHARKS. To wrap it up, let's look at some of the types of sharks we've been discussing. ANGEL SHARK: 1  flat body like a stingray -- you can tell the shark is not a ray because the pectoral fins are not attached to the head. 2  They bury themselves in the sand or mud with only the eyes and part of the top of the body exposed.
Currently there are approximately 400 described species of sharks, however new species are being described all the time. In addition, there are around 400 species of rays, a close relative of sharks. Like all living things that humans know about, they are classified by kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, and species. Sharks all belong to the same class, Chondrichthyes, but they are divided into 8 different orders.