New Jersey Scuba Diving

Carcharhinus leucas

Size:
to 12 ft, perhaps larger

Habitat:
coastal waters, bays, rivers, into freshwater

Notes:
dangerous

The Bull Shark can be recognized by a combination of characters including a stout body, short blunt snout, triangular serrated teeth in the upper jaw, and no fin markings as an adult. This species has a second dorsal fin about one-third the height of the first, a small eye, and no skin ridge between the two dorsal fins. It is gray above and pale below, sometimes with a pale stripe on the flank.

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