Mar 30, 2016 ... By latching on to the female's fin, the male remains close enough for one of his two – yes two – reproductive organs (known as claspers) to ...

Feb 13, 2017 ... Like humans, male sharks have paired testes that are symmetrical. ... Claspers: Sexual reproduction organs found on male elasmobranchs and ...

The spermatophores are forcefully ejected by contracting organs known as siphon ... Another marked difference between the male and female sharks of some ...

Technically, male sharks don't have penises. What they do have are grooved organs that are used to deposit sperm into the genital duct of sexually receptive ...

The claspers of a spotted wobbegong shark (Orectolobus maculatus). The claspers of a young spinner shark (Carcharhinus brevipinna). In biology, a clasper is a male anatomical str...

The male's pelvic fin (the fin on the underside of the body, close to the tail) has evolved into claspers on the posterior side. These claspers are a pair of organs ...

Reproduction in the Male White Shark ... The development of unique erectile copulatory organs, termed claspers, which are elongated modifications of the pelvic ...

Jul 7, 2014 ... Similar to a penis, claspers are an external appendage found on male sharks, skates, and rays that are designed to deliver sperm inside of a ...

Male cartilaginous fishes, such as sharks and rays, for example, possess a pair of pointed “penises” called claspers. These specialized organs are actually ...

Unlike bony fish, who shed eggs and sperm into the water column, sharks have developed internal fertilization as a mode of reproduction. The male's sexual organ ...