Sylvester Stallone in The Suicide Squad (2021)
King Shark, a great white shark
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Poll: Fintastic Friday – Threatened Fictional Fish
International Fintastic Friday is the second Friday in May each year and was created to raise awareness and advocate for the protection of elasmobranchs. This taxonomic fish subclass includes skates, sharks, sawfish, and rays. Elasmobranchii have skeletons primarily composed of cartilage, five to seven pairs of separately opening gill clefts, rigid dorsal fins, and tiny placoid skin scales. Their numbers found in the open oceans have plunged by 71% over the past half century, primarily due to over-fishing and the loss of coral reef and seagrass bed habitat. Today, three-quarters of these species are now threatened or facing extinction. Sharks play a critical role in keeping larger predatory fish populations in check. As a result, they are crucial cogs in coral reef ecosystems, helping to keep them balanced and thriving. Conservation efforts are not just about elasmobranchs themselves, but are critical to the ocean's overall well-being.
Which of these fictional elasmobranchs, including ray, sawfish, shark, and skate characters, do you most want to save from extinction?
After voting, discuss the topic here.
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Bob Peterson in Finding Dory (2016)
Mr. Ray, a spotted eagle ray -
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
"Jaguar Shark", a jaguar shark -
Rob Schneider in The Reef (2006)
Lou, a sawfish -
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
"Ghost Sharks", a mixed pack of spooky sharks -
Peter Falk in Shark Tale (2004)
Don Feinberg, a leopard shark -
Kaitlin Olson in Finding Dory (2016)
Destiny, a whale shark -
Donal Logue in The Reef (2006)
Troy, a tiger shark -
Eric Bana in Finding Nemo (2003)
Anchor, a hammerhead shark -
Scott McNeil in My Gym Partner's a Monkey (2005)
Virgil "Bull" Sharkowski, a bull shark -
Robin Sachs in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
Sergeant Roderick, a goblin shark -
Craig Robinson in The Bad Guys (2022)
Mr. Shark, a great white shark and master of disguise -
Arte Johnson in The Pink Panther Show (1969)
Misterjaw, a great white shark -
Robert De Niro in Shark Tale (2004)
Don Lino, a great white shark -
Barry Humphries in Finding Nemo (2003)
Bruce, a great white shark -
Jack Black in Shark Tale (2004)
Lenny, a great white shark -
Frank Welker in Jabberjaw (1976)
Jabberjaw, a great white shark -
Michael Imperioli in Shark Tale (2004)
Frankie, a great white shark -
Perry Wolberg in Kenny the Shark (2000)
Kenny, a tiger shark -
Clancy Brown in The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000)
Undertow, a tiger shark -
Chevy Chase in Saturday Night Live (1975)
"Land Shark", a land-dwelling shark -
D. Kevin Williams in Street Sharks (1994)
Coop "Big Slammu" Bolton , a half whale shark & half human -
Lee Tockar in Street Sharks (1994)
John "Ripster" Bolton, a half great white shark & half human -
Matt Hill in Street Sharks (1994)
Clint "Jab" Bolton, a half hammerhead shark & half human -
The Meg (2018)
"The Meg", a 75' megalodon shark -
Rodger Bumpass in The Patrick Star Show (2021)
Captain Doug Quasar, an unclassified shark -
Tim Curry in The Little Mermaid (1992)
Manta, a slender black and purple manta ray/humanoid hybrid -
Simon Pryce in The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000)
Cloak & Dagger, a pair of evil manta rays -
Jim Cummings in The Little Mermaid (1992)
Emperor Sargu, a sharkanian -
Pokémon (1997)
Sharkpedo, a torpedo-shaped shark Pokémon -
Sean Hughes in Rubbadubbers (2003)
Finbar the Mighty Shark, an unclassified shark -
Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003)
Sinker aka Experiment 602, a small purple shark-like experiment -
Total Drama (2007)
Fang, a mutant radioactive shark -
Joel McDonald in One Piece (1999)
Megalo, a megalodon shark -
Steven Spielberg in Jaws (1975)
Another Fictional Elasmobranch Character Not Listed"Bruce", a 25' great white shark (as the pictured example)
[depicted using an animatronic shark aka mechanical puppet shark]
