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The pigeye shark, Carcharhinus amboinensis, 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 tropical waters between latitudes 26° N
26th parallel north

The 26th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 26 degree true north of the Earth equator.A section of the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania is defined by the parallel....
 and 26° S
26th parallel south

The 26th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 26 degree south of the Earth equator. It crosses through Africa, Australia and South America....
, from the surface to 150 m. Its length is up to about 2.8 m.

The pigeye shark is a massive shark with a thick-set head, a short, broad and blunt snout, small eyes and large, triangular, saw-edged upper teeth. The first 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....
 high and erect, at least 3.2 times the height of the second dorsal fin.






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The pigeye shark, Carcharhinus amboinensis, 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 tropical waters between latitudes 26° N
26th parallel north

The 26th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 26 degree true north of the Earth equator.A section of the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania is defined by the parallel....
 and 26° S
26th parallel south

The 26th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 26 degree south of the Earth equator. It crosses through Africa, Australia and South America....
, from the surface to 150 m. Its length is up to about 2.8 m.

The pigeye shark is a massive shark with a thick-set head, a short, broad and blunt snout, small eyes and large, triangular, saw-edged upper teeth. The first 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....
 high and erect, at least 3.2 times the height of the second dorsal fin. There is no interdorsal ridge.

It is an inshore species of the continental
Continental shelf

The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each continent and associated coastal plain, and was part of the continent during the glacial periods, but is undersea during Ice age such as the current epoch by relatively shallow seas and Bay....
 and insular shelves, commonly inhabiting shallow waters close inshore, near the surf line and along beaches, but it may also be found in shallow bays and estuaries, as well as off the open coast but not ascending rivers. It is predominantly demersal but is found throughout the water column. It feeds on pelagic and demersal bony fishes, sharks and rays, squid
Squid

Squid are marine cephalopods of the order Teuthida, which comprises around 300 species. Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, Symmetry #Bilateral_symmetry, a mantle , and cephalopod arms....
, shrimp
Shrimp

Shrimp are swimming, Decapoda crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh water and seawater. Adult shrimp are Filter feeder benthic animals living close to the bottom....
s, cuttlefish
Cuttlefish

Cuttlefish are Marine animals of the order Sepiida belonging to the Cephalopoda class . Despite their common name, cuttlefish are not fish but molluscs....
, octopus
Octopus

The octopus is a cephalopod of the order Octopoda that inhabits many diverse regions of the ocean, especially coral reefs. The term may also refer to only those creatures in the genus Octopus ....
es, lobster
Lobster

Clawed lobsters compose a family of large marine crustaceans. Lobsters are economically important as seafood, forming the basis of a global industry that nets United States dollar1.8 billion in trade annually....
s, gastropods and mammal
Mammal

Mammals are a class of vertebrate animals whose name is derived from their distinctive feature, mammary glands, with which they feed their young....
ian carrion.

It is viviparous. While potentially dangerous it has not been recorded in shark attacks to date. Its flesh is utilized fresh and dried-salted for human consumption.

Coloration is greyish, white below, the fins having dusky tips.