Nervous Shark (Carcharhinus cautus)

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Carcharhinus cautus

(Whitley, 1945)

Nervous Shark

Also known as: Requiem Shark, Sharks Bay Whaler Shark

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Taxonomy

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Carcharhiniformes

Family

Carcharhinidae

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