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Carcharhinidae
Whitecheek Shark
Carcharhinus coatesi
Black spot on second dorsal above three pups
- White
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Oceania
- Fusiform
- Large
- Tropical fish
White
Tropical
Regional distribution
Fusiform
LargeWhitecheek Shark is known from East Indian to Western Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in coastal waters.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Ground Sharks
- Family
- Carcharhinidae
- Genus
- Carcharhinus
- Maximum length
- 87 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- East Indian to Western Pacific: Australia and possibly off New Guinea.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
