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Dusky shark

The dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, occurring in tropical and warm-temperate continental seas worldwide. A generalist apex predator, the dusky shark can be found from the coast to the outer continental shelf and adjacent pelagic waters, and has been recorded from a depth of 400 m (1,300…

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related to Distribution and habitat · 46
Dusky shark → Arabian Sea, Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean, Australia, Australian, Bahamas, Bay, Bengal, Brazil, California, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Cuba, Galapagos, Georges Bank, Gulf, In, Indian Ocean
related to Phylogeny and evolution · 34
Dusky shark → Carcharhinus, Caribbean, Carriacou, Cerro La Cruz, Chesapeake Bay, Dusky, Early Pliocene, Egypt, Florida, Galapagos, Gavin Naylor, Goose Creek Limestone, Grand Bay, Grenadines, In, Jack Garrick, Kendeace, Late Miocene, Late Pliocene, Leonard Compagno
related to Biology and ecology · 28
Dusky shark → Adults, Agulhas Current, Alebion, Anthobothrium, As, Cape Fear River, Carcharias, Carcharodon, Dasyrhynchus, Dermophthirius, Echeneis, Floriceps, Full-grown, Galeocerdo, However, In, Known, Loimos, Major, North Carolina
related to Conservation · 22
Dusky shark → Commercial, Concern, Conservation, Endangered, Endangered Species Act, ESA, In, Its, IUCN, National Marine Fisheries Service, Nature, NMFS, North American, North Carolina, PCR, Species, Stocks, The American Fisheries Society, The International Union, To
related to Taxonomy · 21
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related to history · 19
Dusky shark → Africa, Atlantic, Australia, Baja California, Depending, Females, KwaZulu-Natal, Like, Litter, Mating, New Jersey, North Carolina, Sharks, South Africa, These, This, United States, Western Australia, With
related to Description · 14
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related to Fishing · 11
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related to Danger to humans · 10
Dusky shark → April, As, Bermuda, Galapagos, GoPro, Haderan, However, International Shark Attack File, It, The
related to External links · 8
Dusky shark → Dusky, Dusky Sharks, FishBaseBiological Profiles, Florida Museum, Natural History Ichthyology Department, Shelly Beach, SydneyCarcharhinus, YouTube

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dusky shark sharks species ft one long also large fins females north south africa australia carcharhinus found young years eastern

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Dusky sharkis alargest members of its genus0.90text
Dusky sharkis ageneralist that takes a wide variety of prey from all levels of the water column0.90text
estuaries.The dusky shark is nomadicinstance ofand avoids areas of low salinity0.80text
strongly migratoryinstance ofand avoids areas of low salinity0.80text
undertaking recorded movements of up to 3instance ofand avoids areas of low salinity0.80text
800 kminstance ofand avoids areas of low salinity0.80text
sardinesinstance ofNewborn and juvenile sharks subsist mainly on small pelagic prey0.80text
squidinstance ofNewborn and juvenile sharks subsist mainly on small pelagic prey0.80text
off South Africainstance ofwhile there appears to be no reproductive seasonality in other regions0.80text
lagoons to give birthinstance ofFemales move into shallow inshore habitats0.80text
as such areas offer their pups rich food suppliesinstance ofFemales move into shallow inshore habitats0.80text
shelter from predationinstance ofFemales move into shallow inshore habitats0.80text

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