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Sandbar Shark

Carcharhinus plumbeus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Virginia.January 16, February 17, March 19, April 30, May 39, June 20, July 16, August 15, September 18, October 17, November 14, December 14.
United States1,473
Virginia236
North Carolina150
South Carolina97
Hawaii68
Maryland51
New Jersey50
Texas37
Georgia30
Louisiana29

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassCartilaginous Fishes · Chondrichthyes
OrderGround Sharks · Carcharhiniformes
FamilyRequiem Sharks · Carcharhinidae
GenusTypical Requiem Sharks · Carcharhinus

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