Summary ⁵

The sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, is a species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae, native to the Atlantic Ocean and the Indo-Pacific. It is distinguishable by its very high first dorsal fin and inter-dorsal ridge.

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1. (c) Brian Gratwicke, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/19731486@N07/6181894773
2. (c) Robertson & Van Tassell D. & J., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/caribbean/resources/img/images/species/99_8694.jpg
3. (c) Tambja, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carcharhinus_plumb.JPG
4. NOAA, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carcharhinus_plumbeus.jpg
5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcharhinus_plumbeus

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