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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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