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Also Known As	requiem shark • ground shark • Carcharhinidae

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Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) swimming close to the sandy ocean floor in clear blue water.

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Galapagos shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis, swimming in clear blue water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii, with a few small fish nearby.

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