Shedd Aquarium - Blacktip reef shark - These sharks are obligate ram ventilators, which means that they have to swim to breathe! Blacktips are pretty easy to identify—their dorsal fin looks like
![Leo Chan Gaskins on Twitter: "Lemon Sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) are very adaptive! Sharks have two ways to breathe - either obligate ram ventilation (must swim to breathe to get water past gills) Leo Chan Gaskins on Twitter: "Lemon Sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) are very adaptive! Sharks have two ways to breathe - either obligate ram ventilation (must swim to breathe to get water past gills)](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dr-bikSWwAAh2tM.jpg)
Leo Chan Gaskins on Twitter: "Lemon Sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) are very adaptive! Sharks have two ways to breathe - either obligate ram ventilation (must swim to breathe to get water past gills)
OceanX - "ShArKS hAVe tO SWIm CONsTanTLy oR ThEY'Ll DIE"—noooo, hashtag #notallsharks! Out of around 500 species, only ~24 species of shark* HAVE to swim constantly. They're called "obligate ram ventilators," meaning
![Carcharodon carcharias stock image for sale, available for publication in editorial and commercial projects, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve | Marine Photography by Brandon Cole Carcharodon carcharias stock image for sale, available for publication in editorial and commercial projects, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve | Marine Photography by Brandon Cole](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000r8O98wt3cTE/s/600/600/WG0530-D-brandon-cole-great-white-shark-photo.jpg)