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SHARKS : FISHES
GREAT HAMMERHEAD
(Sphyrna mokarran) < 6 m / 20 ft
li htl notched snout is onl li htl cur ed. all ointed dorsal n. ur ed ac ed e on entral ns. mall e es.
LEMON SHARK
(Negaprion brevirostris) < 3.4 m / 11 ft Yellowish to brown or gray with a white underbelly. Blunt rounded snout. econd dorsal n is as lar e as the rst.
ATLANTIC SHARPNOSE SHARK (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae) < 1 m / 3.5 ft lon ated attened snout. econd dorsal n e ins a o e the middle of the anal n. ound in the shallo s.
SCALLOPED HAMMERHEAD (Sphyrna lewini) < 4.3 m / 14 ft
ee notches on er cur ed snout. ounded dorsal n. trai ht ed e on entral ns com are to S. mokarran .
TIGER SHARK
(Galeocerdo cuvier) < 7.3 m / 24 ft
ea od ith a short ide snout. eries of dar od bars and markings. Upper lobe of the tail is the largest.
BULL SHARK
(Carcharhinus leucas) < 3.5 m / 12 ft
all hea od . orsal n e ins a o e the middle of ectoral n. mall e es. er lo e of tail is the lar est.
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