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The milk shark, Rhizoprionodon acutus, is a requiem shark
Requiem shark

The requiem sharks refer to all members of the Carcharhinidae family that includes a family of migratory, live-bearing sharks of warm seas, sometimes also found in brackish or fresh water, such as the tiger shark, blue shark, bull shark, and milk shark....
 of the family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 Carcharhinidae, found in the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific
Indo-Pacific

The Indo-Pacific is a biogeography region of the earth's seas, comprising the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia....
 and eastern Atlantic oceans between latitudes 35° N
35th parallel north

The 35th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 35 degree true north of the Earth equator.In the United States, the parallel defines the southern border of Tennessee, and the border between North Carolina and Georgia ....
 and 30° S
30th parallel south

The 30th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 30 degree south of the Earth equator.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 30? south passes through:...
, from the surface to 200 m. Its length is up to about 1.75 m for a specimen of unknown gender and 80 cm for females.

The milk shark is a small shark with a long, narrow, snout, big eyes without notches, long labial furrows, and oblique-cusped teeth which may be smooth-edged or weakly serrated.






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The milk shark, Rhizoprionodon acutus, is a requiem shark
Requiem shark

The requiem sharks refer to all members of the Carcharhinidae family that includes a family of migratory, live-bearing sharks of warm seas, sometimes also found in brackish or fresh water, such as the tiger shark, blue shark, bull shark, and milk shark....
 of the family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 Carcharhinidae, found in the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific
Indo-Pacific

The Indo-Pacific is a biogeography region of the earth's seas, comprising the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia....
 and eastern Atlantic oceans between latitudes 35° N
35th parallel north

The 35th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 35 degree true north of the Earth equator.In the United States, the parallel defines the southern border of Tennessee, and the border between North Carolina and Georgia ....
 and 30° S
30th parallel south

The 30th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 30 degree south of the Earth equator.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 30? south passes through:...
, from the surface to 200 m. Its length is up to about 1.75 m for a specimen of unknown gender and 80 cm for females.

The milk shark is a small shark with a long, narrow, snout, big eyes without notches, long labial furrows, and oblique-cusped teeth which may be smooth-edged or weakly serrated. The second dorsal fin
Dorsal fin

A wikt:dorsal fin is a fin located on the backs of some fish, whales, dolphins, and porpoises, as well as the ichthyosaurs. Its main purpose is to stabilize the animal against rolling and assist in sudden turns....
 is small, low and behind the larger anal fin, with no interdorsal ridge.

It is found on continental shelves, often on sandy beaches and rarely in estuaries, also reported to enter freshwater and recorded several times from Cambodia
Cambodia

The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in South East Asia with a population of over 13 million people. The kingdom's capital and largest city is Phnom Penh....
 as far upstream as the Great Lake
Tonlé Sap

The Tonl? Sap , i.e., large body of water is a combined lake and river system of huge importance to Cambodia. It is the largest freshwater lake in South East Asia and is an ecological hot spot that was designated as a UNESCO biosphere in 1997....
. Occurs near the surface in shallow waters, and feeds mainly on small pelagic and benthic bony fishes, also cephalopod
Cephalopod

The cephalopods are the mollusc class Cephalopoda characterized by bilateral symmetry, a prominent head, and a modification of the mollusk foot, a muscular hydrostat, into the form of cephalopod arms or tentacles....
s and other invertebrate
Invertebrate

An invertebrate is an animal lacking a vertebral column. The group includes 98% of all animal species ? all animals except those in the Chordate subphylum vertebrate ....
s. It is viviparous.

The meat is utilized fresh and dried salted for human consumption and for fishmeal.

Coloration is grey or grey-brown above, white below, with the dorsal
Dorsal fin

A wikt:dorsal fin is a fin located on the backs of some fish, whales, dolphins, and porpoises, as well as the ichthyosaurs. Its main purpose is to stabilize the animal against rolling and assist in sudden turns....
 and anal fins having dusky or blackish edges, fins slightly darker than the back.