Dusky Shark

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The dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus, is found in coastal regions primarily in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific. They are some of the slowest growing sharks, making them vulnerable to overfishing.

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Arthur Dayne

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The dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus, is found in coastal regions primarily in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific. They are some of the slowest growing sharks, making them vulnerable to overfishing.

Dusky Shark - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

The dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, occurring in tropical and warm-temperate continental seas worldwide.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusky_shark
Dusky Shark - Carcharhinus obscurus - ARKive

Learn more about the Dusky shark - with amazing Dusky shark photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/dusky-shark/carcharhinus-obscurus/
Dusky Sharks, Carcharhinus obscurus - MarineBio

Find out what's known about Dusky Sharks, including their world range and habitats, feeding behaviors, life history, ecology, reproduction, and conservation status.
http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=374
Carcharhinus obscurus (Dusky Shark)

Population statistics for Dusky Shark on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/3852/0
FLMNH Ichthyology Department: Dusky Shark

Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department. This page contains educational sections about the biology, ecology and conservation of the Dusky Shark.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/discover/species-profiles/carcharhinus-obscurus
Endangered Species, Dusky Shark - NRDC

NRDC: The dusky shark's highly depleted status in the northwest Atlantic requires strong action now.
http://www.nrdc.org/wildlife/dusky-shark-endangered-species.asp
Vulnerable Dusky Sharks Decimated by Fishing - Livescience

Along with turtles, dolphins and whales, dusky sharks are being decimated as bycatch in fishing nets, with populations plummeting more than 90 percent in some regions since the 1970s.
http://www.livescience.com/45016-dusky-sharks-decimated.html
The Elasmodiver Shark and Ray Guide - Dusky Shark

General information about dusky sharks.
http://www.elasmodiver.com/Dusky%20Shark.htm
Dusky Sharks - National Geographic

Learn all you wanted to know about dusky sharks with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/dusky-shark
Dusky Sharks: Whale Killers

Find out how dusky sharks could take down a massive baleen whale on their own.
http://www.southernfriedscience.com/dusky-sharks-whale-killers

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Dusky shark

Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Vulnerable (NatureServe)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Carcharhinidae
Genus:	Carcharhinus
Species:	C. obscurus
Binomial name
*Carcharhinus obscurus* ( Lesueur, 1818)

Confirmed (dark blue) and suspected (light blue) range of the dusky shark^[3]
Synonyms
Carcharhinus iranzae Fourmanoir, 1961 Carcharhinus obscurella Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1981 Carcharias macrurus Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887 Carcharinus iranzae Fourmanoir, 1961 Galeolamna eblis Whitley, 1944 Galeolamna greyi* Owen, 1853 Prionodon obvelatus Valenciennes, 1844 Squalus obscurus Lesueur, 1818 *ambiguous synonym

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Dusky Shark - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

The dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, occurring in tropical and warm-temperate continental seas worldwide.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusky_shark
Dusky Shark - Carcharhinus obscurus - ARKive

Learn more about the Dusky shark - with amazing Dusky shark photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/dusky-shark/carcharhinus-obscurus/
Dusky Sharks, Carcharhinus obscurus - MarineBio

Find out what's known about Dusky Sharks, including their world range and habitats, feeding behaviors, life history, ecology, reproduction, and conservation status.
http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=374
Carcharhinus obscurus (Dusky Shark)

Population statistics for Dusky Shark on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/3852/0
FLMNH Ichthyology Department: Dusky Shark

Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department. This page contains educational sections about the biology, ecology and conservation of the Dusky Shark.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/discover/species-profiles/carcharhinus-obscurus
Endangered Species, Dusky Shark - NRDC

NRDC: The dusky shark's highly depleted status in the northwest Atlantic requires strong action now.
http://www.nrdc.org/wildlife/dusky-shark-endangered-species.asp
Vulnerable Dusky Sharks Decimated by Fishing - Livescience

Along with turtles, dolphins and whales, dusky sharks are being decimated as bycatch in fishing nets, with populations plummeting more than 90 percent in some regions since the 1970s.
http://www.livescience.com/45016-dusky-sharks-decimated.html
The Elasmodiver Shark and Ray Guide - Dusky Shark

General information about dusky sharks.
http://www.elasmodiver.com/Dusky%20Shark.htm
Dusky Sharks - National Geographic

Learn all you wanted to know about dusky sharks with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/dusky-shark
Dusky Sharks: Whale Killers

Find out how dusky sharks could take down a massive baleen whale on their own.
http://www.southernfriedscience.com/dusky-sharks-whale-killers

Dusky shark

Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Vulnerable (NatureServe)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Carcharhinidae
Genus:	Carcharhinus
Species:	C. obscurus
Binomial name
*Carcharhinus obscurus* ( Lesueur, 1818)

Confirmed (dark blue) and suspected (light blue) range of the dusky shark^[3]
Synonyms
Carcharhinus iranzae Fourmanoir, 1961 Carcharhinus obscurella Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1981 Carcharias macrurus Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887 Carcharinus iranzae Fourmanoir, 1961 Galeolamna eblis Whitley, 1944 Galeolamna greyi* Owen, 1853 Prionodon obvelatus Valenciennes, 1844 Squalus obscurus Lesueur, 1818 *ambiguous synonym

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Dusky Shark

The dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus, is found in coastal regions primarily in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific. They are some of the slowest growing sharks, making them vulnerable to overfishing.

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