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Carcharhinus falciformisReef shark(Also: Shark; Sickle shark; Silk shark)
Identification
Carcharhinus falciformis (Reef shark)
Date Taken
19-Dec-05
Location
Socorro Islands, Baja California, Mexico
Caption
Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis)
- Subject
- Live Animal
- Type
- Photo
- Life Stages And Gender
- Adult/Sexually Mature
- Anatomy
- Body Parts :: Mouth (Buccal Cavity)
- Anatomy
- Body Parts :: Eyes
Contributors
Cary Wien (photographer; copyright holder)
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Classification
- Kingdom Animalia animals
- Phylum Chordata chordates
- Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates
- Class Chondrichthyes rays, sharks, and relatives
- Order Carcharhiniformes
- Family Carcharhinidae Requiem sharks
- Genus Carcharhinus
- Species Carcharhinus falciformis Reef shark
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