Image: Claspers of a Bull Shark caught in Middle Harbour
Description
Claspers of a Bull Shark caught in Middle Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, February 1999. The claspers are located between the pelvic fins and are used for sperm transfer to the female.
- Photographer:
- Paul Ovenden
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
- Common name:
- Bull Shark
- Scientific name:
- Carcharhinus leucas
- Family:
- Carcharhinidae
- Order:
- Carcharhiniformes
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