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sandbar shark

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Noun1.sandbar shark - widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in inksandbar shark - widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink
requiem shark - any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species
Carcharhinus, genus Carcharhinus - type genus of the Carcharhinidae
2.sandbar shark - most common grey shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states; sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen
requiem shark - any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species
Carcharhinus, genus Carcharhinus - type genus of the Carcharhinidae


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They are met by huge schools of king mackerel, bluefish, little tunny, amberjacks and sandbar sharks migrating south for the winter from the Carolinas and farther.
For example, one tagged, juvenile sandbar shark, a local summer resident, was recaptured 28 years later.
More importantly, although primarily a coastal species (Conrath, 2005; Conrath and Musick, 2008), the sandbar shark is a member of the Family Carcharhinidae (requiem sharks), which includes many of the other shark species that frequently interact with pelagic longline gear (Mandelman et al.
 
 
 
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