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Sickle-shape, Cub Sharks 



General Information: Common around docks, in creeks, 

 and in sounds from Florida to North Carolina. Probably 

 feeds on fish. Matures at 1-1 V2 feet. Breeds in spring and 

 summer in Florida waters. 



Economic Importance: Part of the commercial catch of 

 sharks in Florida waters. 



Sickle-shape Shark 

 Carcharhinus falciformis (MuUer and Henle) 



Color: Upper surface of body dark gray, underside gray- 

 white. 



Distribution: Both sides of the Atlantic in subtropical and 

 tropical waters. In the western Atlantic most common in 

 the Caribbean region, but reported as a stray on the 

 Continental Shelf off Delaware Bay. 



Size: Maximum size not known. A 10-foot specimen has 

 been reported. 



General Information: Little is known about this species. 

 Economic Importance: None. 



Cub Shark, Ground Shark, Bull Shark 

 Carcharhinus leucas (Miiller and Henle) 



Color: Light to dark gray on upper parts of body; white 

 below. 



