The meaning of Leopard Shark tattoo is distinctive beauty. Leopard Shark has a distinctive body shape, with the a body length of the 4-5 meters. There are significant ridge like protrusions on its side, and its greatly extended tail fin accounts for almost half of the its body length.

The color and pattern of Leopard Shark in juvenile and adult are very different. When they were young, they were called zebra striped sharks, with thick black and white stripes covering the whole body. When they grow up, they become light brown spots all over the body, with leopard like patterns, hence the name Leopard Shark.

Leopard sharks have long tails, but they are not as upturned as long tailed sharks. For most fish, there is only one color in their life, while Leopard Shark will “change clothes”. When they are young, their body color is dark and not beautiful, but when they reach adulthood, they become yellowish brown and add many color spots. At a rough look, they think they are a tiger and leopard hidden in the coral of the sea bottom.

Elegant Leopard Shark and Diver Tattoo

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Nurse shark tattoo means gentle and lazy. Nurse shark is mainly distributed in the tropical and subtropical coastal waters of the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. It is an important species in shark research, with a maximum record of 3.08 meters. However, it was previously reported that the largest nurse shark is 4.5 meters long and weighs 330 kilograms, which is an exaggerated data.

Nurse sharks, as benthic sharks, spend more time to rest and move slowly and sluggishly. They are opportunistic ambush predators, usually prey on animals that move much slower than them, and often forage on the sea floor. Their food includes some small fish, crustaceans (crabs, lobsters, etc.), squid and octopus.

Cute Nurse Shark Tattoo on Shoulder

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The meaning of lemon shark tattoo is fierce and dull. The name of lemon shark comes from the color of its body. Because the color of its body is similar to that of lemon, it is called lemon shark. They are not very large among sharks and belong to medium-sized sharks. However, they are fierce in character and pose a great threat to mankind.

Lemon shark is mainly distributed in the United States, Brazil, the Americas, the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Lemon shark’s IQ is not high. They breed once a year. Their breeding journey is very similar to that of salmon. Unlike great white sharks, lemon sharks need to keep swimming to ensure their oxygen supply.

Cute Lemon Shark Tattoo on Thigh

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The meaning of anchovy tattoo is small and soft. Anchovy is a kind of marine fish. It grows in the middle and upper layers of temperate oceans and feeds on arrow worms, bivalve larvae and copepods in the sea. Because of its small size and often moves in the state of a school, anchovy is often preyed on by other fish.

Anchovy is abundant in the sea, easy to catch and high in breeding cost, so there is no artificial breeding species at present. Anchovy live in shallow sea. It often moves with the clouds on the water surface. With strong phototaxis, the fish often swim around the light source. It feeds on zooplankton and copepods.

Cool Anchovy Tattoo on Upper Arm

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The meaning of shark fin tattoo is to maintain stability and power. When a shark swims, it leaks a dorsal fin on the water. This is a scene in many animations. Then we are also impressed by this picture. In fact, under normal circumstances, the shark does not leak its dorsal fin out of the water.

Shark fins can help sharks maintain balance, which is equivalent to the orientation tool of sharks. Sharks without shark fins can not even maintain balance in the water. As for why sharks leak their dorsal fins on the water surface, this is also a helpless move. Because of the water depth, sharks have to leak out of the water. Usually when the shark leaks its fins out of the water, it is ready to attack.

Elegant Shark Fin Tattoo on Shoulder

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