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Pigeye Shark
Characteristics
Scientific Name:
Carcharhinus amboinensis
Family Name:
Carcharhinidae
Size:
200 and 250cm
Color:
Grey upper body, white underside.
Diet:
Bottom fishes, crustaceans and molluscs.
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Pigeye Shark Description
A massive shark with a thick-set head, a short, broad and blunt snout, small eyes and large, triangular, saw-edged upper teeth; 1st dorsal fin high and erect, at least 3.2 times height of 2nd dorsal fin; no interdorsal ridge.
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