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The Kuroshio Sea

Spot-tail shark

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The spot-tail shark is found in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific including southern Japan. It has distinctive dark tips to its pectoral fins, second dorsal fin and the lower lobe of the tail fin. It reaches 1.5 meters in length.

Scientific name Carcharhinus sorrah
English name Spot-tail shark

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