Difference between revisions of "Mud Shark"

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Classification: Fish
Size: adults up to 30 kilograms (78 pounds), 1-1.5 metres ( feet, inches) in length.
Appearance: Mud sharks have somewhat flat bellied appearance, and a flat shovel shaped nose, used for digging into muddy floor of their saltwater homes, in search of crustaceans and other buried meals.Their dorsal fin has a lower profile compared to other similarly sized sharks, and their tail has a longer top fin, which is back swept.
Sexual dimorphism
Variance

Habitat: Saltwater tidal flats and estuaries. Mudsharks will settle into the muddy or sandy sea floor during low tide. So buried, they keep themselves protected from the sun while they await the return of high tide.
Diet: Crustaceans, Fish, Sea birds.

Social grouping: Solitary hunters, but schools of several dozen sharks can be encountered during seasonal mating, or some prey species spawning times.
Temperament: Neutral towards non-threatening or non-prey. Aggressive when feeding or mating.
Intelligence: Animal
Reproduction

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 ;Classification:Fish
 ;Size: adults up to 30 kilograms (78 pounds), 1-1.5 metres ( feet, inches) in length.
-;Appearance:Mud sharks have somewhat flat bellied appearance, and a flat shovel shaped nose, used for digging into muddy floor of their saltwater homes, in search of shell fish and other buried meals.Their dorsal fin has a lower profile compared to other similarly sized sharks, and their tail has a longer top fin, which is back swept.
+;Appearance:Mud sharks have somewhat flat bellied appearance, and a flat shovel shaped nose, used for digging into muddy floor of their saltwater homes, in search of  crustaceans and other buried meals.Their dorsal fin has a lower profile compared to other similarly sized sharks, and their tail has a longer top fin, which is back swept.
 ;Sexual dimorphism: <!--note differences between the sexes-->
 ;Variance: <!--any other variance, include subspeciation-->