Keep repeated terms in one place
A site-wide anatomy guide keeps species pages from having to re-explain the same language every time.
Reference guide
Shark Anatomy Terms Used in Pocket Shark
Pocket Shark repeats a small set of anatomy terms across species pages. This page gives those terms one calm, readable home so species profiles can stay cleaner.
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Write for readers, not specialists
The point is plain-language help, not a taxonomy exercise.
Link it from comparison pages
Anatomy terms matter most when readers are using comparison and identification pages.
At a glance
| Term | Why it matters in the guide |
|---|---|
| Snout | Helps readers describe front-of-head shape without guessing at taxonomy. |
| Dorsal fin | Useful in compare pages and quick field descriptions. |
| Caudal fin | Important whenever tail shape is the easiest clue. |
| Cephalofoil | The hammerhead head shape term that is worth defining once, clearly. |
Useful next pages
Keep moving through the field guide with the pages that make this one more useful.
Shark Identification Guide
The practical field-guide page that uses many of the same terms.
Shark Glossary
The broader glossary page for non-anatomy terms.
Shark Head Shapes
A more specific follow-up page about one of the most useful anatomy cues.
Keep the guide offline
Pocket Shark is built as an offline shark field guide for iPhone and iPad, so the same comparisons, glossary notes, and species context can stay with you away from a browser.
Get the field guide on the App Store