Body slender, streamlined, with two widely-spaced dorsal fins, the first much larger than the second. Tail with a long, broad, distinctly-notched upper lobe. A long, pointed snout, a large mouth, and small blade-like teeth. Uniformly slate grey to bronze above, paler below.
A key to identifying this species is the teeth the two dorsal fins and the tail
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What habitats does Galeorhinus galeus live in?
In bays, along the coast and in offshore waters, to a depth of 500 m
What is the distribution of Galeorhinus galeus?
Southern Australia
How big does Galeorhinus galeus grow?
Can grow to around 2m long
This does not mean that it cannot be found locally, just that I have not been able to verify records at the time this species was added to the database.
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