Sandbar Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus)
| Description: snout broadly rounded and short; first
dorsal fin triangular and very high; poorly developed dermal ridge between dorsal fins;
brown or gray in color with white underside; upper and lower teeth finely serrated.
Similar
fish: dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus; bull shark, Carcharhinus
leucas. |
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| Where found: NEARSHORE fish typically found at depths
ranging from 60 to 200 feet.
Size: common to 6 feet. |
Remarks: both predator and scavenger, feeding
chiefly near the bottom on fish and shellfish; migrates long distances; matures at about 6
feet in length. |