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The spinner shark (Carcharhinus brevipinna) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, named for the spinning leaps it makes as a part of its feeding strategy. This species occurs in tropical and warm temperate waters worldwide, except for in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is found from coastal to offshore habitats to a depth of 100 m (330 ft), though it prefers shallow water. The spinner shark resembles a larger version of the blacktip shark (C.

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  • The spinner shark (Carcharhinus brevipinna) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, named for the spinning leaps it makes as a part of its feeding strategy. This species occurs in tropical and warm temperate waters worldwide, except for in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is found from coastal to offshore habitats to a depth of 100 m (330 ft), though it prefers shallow water. The spinner shark resembles a larger version of the blacktip shark (C.
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  • Spinner shark
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  • IUCN2.3
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  • Aprionodon caparti (Poll, 1951)
  • Carcharhinus johnsoni (Smith, 1951)
  • Carcharias brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  • Isogomphodon maculipinnis (Poey, 1865)
  • Longmania calamaria (Whitley, 1944)
  • Uranga nasuta (Whitley, 1943)
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