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    The document describes 14 different shark species, providing information on their size, identification, habitat, and behavior. It summarizes key details about the Dusky Shark, Sandbar Shark, and Blackspot Shark, including that the Dusky Shark can grow up to 4 meters long with dusky fin tips, the Sandbar Shark lives in bays and harbors and migrates seasonally, and the Blackspot Shark is small and gray above but lighter below.

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    The document describes 14 different shark species, providing information on their size, identification, habitat, and behavior. It summarizes key details about the Dusky Shark, Sandbar Shark, and Blackspot Shark, including that the Dusky Shark can grow up to 4 meters long with dusky fin tips, the Sandbar Shark lives in bays and harbors and migrates seasonally, and the Blackspot Shark is small and gray above but lighter below.

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    The document describes 14 different shark species, providing information on their size, identification, habitat, and behavior. It summarizes key details about the Dusky Shark, Sandbar Shark, and Blackspot Shark, including that the Dusky Shark can grow up to 4 meters long with dusky fin tips, the Sandbar Shark lives in bays and harbors and migrates seasonally, and the Blackspot Shark is small and gray above but lighter below.

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    The document describes 14 different shark species, providing information on their size, identification, habitat, and behavior. It summarizes key details about the Dusky Shark, Sandbar Shark, and Blackspot Shark, including that the Dusky Shark can grow up to 4 meters long with dusky fin tips, the Sandbar Shark lives in bays and harbors and migrates seasonally, and the Blackspot Shark is small and gray above but lighter below.

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    Dusky Shark ( Carcharhinus obscurus )

    ( from www.fishbase.org )
    Size : Born 69 – 100 cm . Max 4 m .
    Identification : Large grey tobronzy shark with dusky fin tips .
    Habitat : Continental , or insular shelves .
    Behavior : Active .
    Sandbar Shark ( Carcharhinus plumbeus )

    ( from www.fishbase.org )
    Size : Born 56 – 75 cm . Max 3 m .
    Identification : Grey brown body , white below .
    Habitat : Bays , harbours and brakish waters .
    Behavior : Migrate seasonly .
    Blackspot Shark ( Carcharhinus sealei )
    ( from www.fishbase.org )
    Size : Born 33 – 36 cm . Max 95 cm .
    Identification : Small and slender shark . Grey above but lighter below .
    Habitat : Continental , and insular shelves .
    Behavior : Poorly known .
    Spottail Shark ( Carcharhinus sorrah )

    ( from www.fishbase.org )
    Size : Born 45 -60 cm . Max 160 cm .
    Identification : Small and spindle – shaped shark .
    Habitat : Shallow water around coral reefs .
    Behavior : Poorly known .
    Tiger Shark ( Galeocerdo cuvier )

    ( from www.fishbase.org )
    Size : Born 63 cm . Max 550 cm .
    Identification : Grey body with dark bars and spots .
    Habitat : Possible to be found everywhere in the ocean .
    Behavior : Very aggressive . Consider one of the most dangerous species .
    Sharptooth Lemon Shark ( Negaprion acutidens )
    ( from www.fishbase.org )
    Size : Born 45 -80 cm . Max 3 m .
    Identification : Large , stocky , and yellowish shark .
    Habitat : Inshore , or bottom of the sea ( 0 – 30 m ) .
    Behavior : Shy to divers .
    Milk Shark ( Rhizoprionodon acutus )

    ( from www.fishbase.org )
    Size : Born 25 – 39 cm . Max 180 cm .
    Identification : Small shark with bronze to grayish body , white below .
    Habitat : Midwater to near bottom ( 1 – 200 m ) .
    Behavior : Poorly known .
    Grey Sharpnose Shark ( Rhizoprionodon oligolinx )

    ( from www.fishbase.org )
    Size : Max 70 cm .
    Identification : Small shark , grey to bronzy above , pale below .
    Habitat : Inshore and offshore .
    Behavior : Unknown .
    Spadenose Shark ( Scoliodon laticaudus )
    ( from www.fishbase.com )
    Size : Born 12 cm . Max 74 cm .
    Identification : Bronzy – grey shark .
    Habitat : Inshore .
    Behavior : Mostly found in large schools .
    Whitetip Reef Shark ( Triaenodon obesus )

    ( from www.fishbase.org )
    Size : Born 56 cm . Max 2 m .
    Identification : White tips on first dorsal and upper caudal fin .
    Habitat : bottom of the sea ( 8 – 40 m ) .
    Behavior : Rarely aggressive .

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