. Dangerous marine animals. Marine animals. MARINE ANIMALS THAT BITE 19 or dirty white below. Pelvics and lower surface of pectorals are spotted with gray and the tips of dorsals, grayish white. In some instances, the pelvics, caudal lobes and pectorals are white-tipped. This shark inhabits the tropical and subtropical Atlantic, and is common in the Mediterranean and along the Iberian Peninsula. It is a pelagic species, and is generally found in deep offshore waters. Little is known about its habits. It is said to attain a length of 13 ft. or Fig. 4. Top Sand Shark, Carcharias taurus Ra
. Dangerous marine animals. Marine animals. MARINE ANIMALS THAT BITE 19 or dirty white below. Pelvics and lower surface of pectorals are spotted with gray and the tips of dorsals, grayish white. In some instances, the pelvics, caudal lobes and pectorals are white-tipped. This shark inhabits the tropical and subtropical Atlantic, and is common in the Mediterranean and along the Iberian Peninsula. It is a pelagic species, and is generally found in deep offshore waters. Little is known about its habits. It is said to attain a length of 13 ft. or Fig. 4. Top Sand Shark, Carcharias taurus Rafinesque. Bottom: Hammer- head Shark, Sphyrna diplana Springer. (Hon) Sand Shark Family (Carchariidae) Sand Shark, Carcharias taurus Rafinesque. (Fig. 4, Top). A comparatively sluggish shark, having a voracious appetite, living mostly on, or close to, the bottom. It is a shore species. Its relatives in East Indian waters have a bad reputation, but this is not true of the North American species. Its distinctive characteristics are the five gill openings in front of the pectorals, the second dorsal about as large as the first, the position of the first dorsal entirely in front of the pelvics, and the teeth. Color is bright, gray-brown above, darkest along back, snout, and on upper sides of pectorals, paling on sides to grayish white on belly and on lower sides of fins. Body. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Halstead, Bruce W. Cambridge, Md. , Cornell Maritime Press
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