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The silvertip shark is a larger species of requiem shark (migratory, livebearing shark from warm seas) that can be found throughout the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans. They prefer coral reefs and offshore islands. Due to overfishing and excessive harvesting for their fins, meat, skin, cartilage, teeth, and jaws, these […]

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