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Pseudocarchariidae

shark family
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  • southern stingray (Dasyatis americana or Hypanus americanus)
    chondrichthyan
    / Annotated classification

    Family Pseudocarchariidae (crocodile sharks) Large eyes for hunting in deep water. Feeds on fish and squid. To about 1 metre (about 3 feet) long. 1 species (Pseudocarcharias kamoharai), worldwide in offshore tropical waters. Miocene to present. Family Lamnidae (salmon sharks, mako sharks,

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    Family Pseudocarchariidae (crocodile sharks) Large eyes for hunting in deep water. Feeds on fish and squid. To about 1 metre (about 3 feet) long. 1 species (Pseudocarcharias kamoharai), worldwide in offshore tropical waters. Miocene to present. Family Lamnidae (salmon sharks, mako sharks,

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