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smalltail shark (Carcharhinus porosus)
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Ecological Illustration of smalltail shark (Carcharhinus porosus)
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Carcharhinidae

smalltail shark

Carcharhinus porosus

Long pointed snout enters waters under thirty six meters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

smalltail shark is a fish from Western Atlantic. Records give a maximum length of 150 cm. Its body is fusiform body.

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