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Isurus oxyrinchus
>ŽŶŐĮŶDĂŬŽΎ
Isurus paucus
WŽƌďĞĂŐůĞ
Lamna nasus
dŚƌĞƐŚĞƌ
Alopias vulpinus
ŝŐĞLJĞdŚƌĞƐŚĞƌΎ
Alopias superciliosus
ůƵĞ
Prionace glauca
KĐĞĂŶŝĐtŚŝƚĞƟƉ
Carcharhinus longimanus
^ĞǀĞŶŐŝůůΎ
Heptranchias perlo
^ŝdžŐŝůůΎ
Hexanchus griseus
ŝŐĞLJĞ^ŝdžŐŝůůΎ
Hexanchus vitulus
ΎWŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŝƐƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚĞĚ͘
ZZd/KE>^,Z<>/D/d^
ZĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůĮƐŚĞƌŵĞŶŵĂLJƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŶŽŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞĐŽĂƐƚĂů
ĂŶĚƉĞůĂŐŝĐƐŚĂƌŬƐƉĞĐŝĞƐƉĞƌƉĞƌƐŽŶĂŶĚŶŽŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶƚŚƌĞĞŽĨƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞ
ĐŽĂƐƚĂůĂŶĚƉĞůĂŐŝĐƐŚĂƌŬƐƉĞĐŝĞƐƉĞƌǀĞƐƐĞůŝŶƐƚĂƚĞǁĂƚĞƌƐ͘
dŚĞŵŝŶŝŵƵŵƐŝnjĞůŝŵŝƚĨŽƌůĂƌŐĞĐŽĂƐƚĂůƐŚĂƌŬƐŝƐϯϳŝŶĐŚĞƐƚŽƚĂůůĞŶŐƚŚŝŶƐƚĂƚĞǁĂƚĞƌƐ͘
KĨƚŚĞƐŵĂůůĐŽĂƐƚĂůƐŚĂƌŬƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŐƌŽƵƉ͕ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůĮƐŚĞƌŵĞŶŵĂLJƉŽƐƐĞƐƐ
ĨŽƵƌƐŚĂƌŬƐƉĞƌƉĞƌƐŽŶƉĞƌĚĂLJŝŶƐƚĂƚĞǁĂƚĞƌƐ͘
dŚĞŵŝŶŝŵƵŵƐŝnjĞůŝŵŝƚĨŽƌƐŵĂůůĐŽĂƐƚĂůƐŚĂƌŬƐŝƐϮϱŝŶĐŚĞƐƚŽƚĂůůĞŶŐƚŚŝŶƐƚĂƚĞǁĂƚĞƌƐ͘
KDDZ/>^,Z<>/D/d^
ůůƐŚĂƌŬƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĂƌĞƵŶĚĞƌĨĞĚĞƌĂůƋƵŽƚĂƐ͘
dŚĞƉƌĂĐƟĐĞŽĨĮŶŶŝŶŐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƌĞŵŽǀŝŶŐŽŶůLJƚŚĞĮŶƐĂŶĚƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ƌĞŵĂŝŶĚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƐŚĂƌŬƚŽƚŚĞƐĞĂ͕ŝƐŝůůĞŐĂů͘
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2nd Dorsal Fin
Free Rear Tip
2nd Dorsal
Fin Origin
Interdorsal
Ridge
1st Dorsal Fin Origin
Pectoral Fin
Rear Margin
Pelvic Fin
Anal Fin
Caudal Keel
1st Dorsal Fin
Snout
Caudal Fin
Claspers
(males only)
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