Milk shark

The milk shark is a species of requiem shark, and part of the family Carcharhinidae, whose common name comes from an old Indian belief that consumption of its meat promotes lactation. The largest and most widely distributed member of its genus, the milk shark typically measures 1.1 m (3.6 ft) long, and can be found in coastal tropical waters throughout the eastern Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific regions. Occurring from the surface to a depth of 200 m (660 ft), this species is common near beaches and in estuaries, and has been recorded swimming up rivers in Cambodia. Juveniles are known to inhabit tidal pools and seagrass meadows. The milk shark has a slender body with a long, pointed snout and large eyes, and is a nondescript gray above and white below. This shark can be distinguished from similar species in its range by the long furrows at the corners of its mouth, and seven to 15 enlarged pores just above them.

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Milk shark, Fish-shark, Fish Shark, Grey dog shark, Little Blue Shark, Longman's Dogshark, Longmans Dogshark, Longman's Shark, milk shark, Milk Shark, Sharp-nosed milk shark, Walbeehm's sharp-nosed shark, White-eyed Shark, White-eye Shark

Other scientific names: Carcharhinus acutus, Carcharias aaronis, Carcharias acutus, Carcharias crenidens, Carcharias eumeces, Carcharias sorrahkowah, Carcharias sorrakowah, Carcharias walbeehmi, Carcharias walbeehmii, Carcharias walbenii, Cynocephalus acutus, Hypoprion acutus, Scoliodon acutus, Scoliodon longmani, Scoliodon palasorra, Scoliodon palasorrah, Scoliodon sorrahkowah, Scoliodon vagatus, Scoliodon walbeehmi, Scoliodon walbeehmii, Scoliodon walbeemii, Scolliodon walbechmii, Squalus sorrakowah