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Creek whaler (Carcharhinus fitzroyensis)
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Ecological Illustration of Creek whaler (Carcharhinus fitzroyensis)
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Carcharhinidae

Creek whaler

Carcharhinus fitzroyensis

Within forty meters along northern Australia

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Creek whaler is a fish of Western Pacific. The largest recorded length is 135 cm. Its body is fusiform body.

Class
Sharks and Rays
Order
Ground Sharks
Family
Carcharhinidae
Genus
Carcharhinus
Body shape
fusiform
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