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Sandbar shark
| Sandbar shark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Carcharhinidae |
| Genus: | Carcharhinus |
| Species: | C. plumbeus
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| Binomial name | |
| Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827)
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| Range of the sandbar shark | |
The sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus), also known as the brown shark or thickskin shark, is a species of requiem shark, and part of the family Carcharhinidae, native to the Atlantic Ocean and the Indo-Pacific. It is distinguishable by its very high first dorsal fin and interdorsal ridge.[2] It is not to be confused with the similarly named sand tiger shark, or Carcharias taurus.
- ^ Rigby, C.L.; Derrick, D.; Dicken, M.; Harry, A.V.; Pacoureau, N.; Simpfendorfer, C. (2021). "Carcharhinus plumbeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T3853A2874370. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T3853A2874370.en. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ Ferrari, A. & A. (2002). Sharks. New York: Firefly Books. ISBN 1-55209-629-7.
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