salmon shark, Lamna ditropis, Prince William Sound, Alaska,

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salmon shark, Lamna ditropis, with parasitic barnacles trailing from fins, Port Fidalgo, Prince William Sound, Alaska, ; this apex predator, sometimes called the Pacific porbeagle, is a mackerel shark in the order Lamniformes; it swims in cold water, but is warm-blooded ( homeothermic )

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Size: 5402px × 3595px
Location: Prince William Sound, Alaska,
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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