Loggerhead
Sandbar shark
Photo: Brian Gratwicke · CC BY 2.0

Sandbar shark

Carcharhinus plumbeus

Also called Tiburón aleta de cartón

Grows to
3 m (9.8 ft)
Group
Shark or ray
Family
Carcharhinidae

Where to see it

Known from Hawaii and Mexican Caribbean.

Source: GBIF.

Often confused with

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