Image: Greynurse Shark teeth
A Greynurse Shark jaws from the Australian Museum Fish Collection. The jaws were registered in January 1913 (AMS IB.8145).
- Photographer:
- Carl Bento
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
- Common name:
- Greynurse Shark
- Scientific name:
- Carcharias taurus
- Family:
- Odontaspididae
- Order:
- Lamniformes
Additional information
The front teeth are lanceolate (long) with a lateral cusplet (small barb) on each side, whereas those at the back of the jaw are smaller and lack cusps.
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Tags Fishes, Ichthyology, Greynurse Shark, Carcharias taurus, Odontaspididae, teeth, jaws,
