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Blacktip shark

Carcharhinus limbatus

Photo by Tamarac Denis
Published on Project Noah
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28.9274, -95.3091

Field Notes

Description:

About 16 inches long

Habitat:

Near shore, Gulf of Mexico.

Notes:

Caught and released by fisherman who allowed me to take photo before it return to ocean.

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Comments (4)
Kya
Well, lying on the beach for a sun bath then :)
Tamarac Denis
It was set on the beach momentarily to get a photo, then it was returned to the ocean and it swam away. Personally, anything dead, I wouldn't count as a spotting.
Kya
Is it dead, or just lying there on the beach enjoying the sun?

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Texas Mid-coast Wildlife & Plants
Photographed
PublishedMay 6, 2013

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