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The spinner shark (Carcharhinus brevipinna) is a type 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 … See more
The spinner shark was originally described as Carcharias (Aprion) brevipinna by Johannes Peter Müller and Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle in … See more
The average spinner shark is 2 m (6.6 ft) long and weighs 56 kg (123 lb); this species attains a maximum known length and weight of 3 m … See more
Some uncertainty exists in the distribution data for the spinner shark due to confusion with the blacktip shark. In the Western Atlantic Ocean, it occurs from North Carolina to … See more
Wikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Carcharhinus brevipinna, Spinner shark : fisheries, gamefish
WEBFeb 11, 2020 · Found on the continental and insular shelves from close inshore to offshore (Ref. 244 ). Makes vertical spinning leaps out of the water as a feeding technique in …
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WEBFacts about the Spinner shark - Carcharhinus brevipinna from the Shark Research Institute (SRI).
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WEBThe spinner shark (Carcharhinus brevipinna) is a type of requiem shark that is well-known for its unique feeding strategy of spinning through a school of fish and leaping out of the …
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WEBOct 18, 2018 · Carcharhinus brevipinna The spinner shark is a slender, gray-bronze shark named for its distinctive aerial “spinning” behavior at the surface. When feeding, spinner sharks will often swim through schools …
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WEBSpinner sharks (Carcharhinus brevipinna) are native to many tropical and temperate ocean environments. They have been noted as far north as the coast of Massachusetts near …
Carcharhinus brevipinna, Spinner Shark
WEBThe Spinner Shark (Carcharhinus brevipinna) is an active, schooling species that often leaps spinning out of the water. This common coastal-pelagic warm-temperate and …
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WEBFeb 22, 2019 · The spinner shark (Carcharhinus brevipinna) is a type of requiem shark. It is a live-bearing, migratory shark found in warm ocean waters. Spinner sharks get their …
Carcharhinus brevipinna | fishIDER
WEBA very active schooling shark, highly migratory in some parts of its range (e.g. Gulf of Mexico). Its common name comes from its ability to frequently spin out of the water during a feeding run through a school of small fish. …
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WEBDescription, classification, synonyms, distribution map, bibliography and images of Carcharhinus brevipinna - Spinner shark.
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