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i think im going to be taking a break from this for a while ive been kind of exhausted recently by everything and ive been much busier now that spring sports have started so ive not had much time or energy to keep this up

i dont know how long this will last but i think over the mext few weeks shark posts will be sporadic if theyre even posted

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shark of the day: sharptooth smoothhound, mustelus dorsalis

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the sharptooth smoothhound is a small species of houndshark named for its small needle-like teeth. they can reach lengths of up to 64 cm(~2 ft). sharptooth smoothhounds can be found in tropical regions of the eastern pacific along inshore continental shelves on the sea floor. their diet consists primarily of shrimp and other small crustaceans. 

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shark of the day: australian blotched catshark, asymbolus funebris

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the australian blotched catshark is a small species of deep sea catshark known from only one specimen, the holotype. the specimen, an adult female, measured 44 cm(~1.4 ft) long. australian blotched catsharks are found in deep water along the continental shelves off the coast of southwestern australia. they likely feed on small crustaceans, cephalopods, and fish.

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shark of the day: cyrano spurdog, squalus rancureli

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the cyrano spurdog is a rare medium-sized species of deep sea dogfish shark. they can reach lengths of around 75 cm(~2.5 ft) long. cyrano spurdogs are found along the deep water continental shelves and slopes around new caledonia and vanuatu in the southwestern pacific. their die includes small bony fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods.

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shark of the day: bigeye sixgill shark, hexanchus nakamurai

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the bigeye sixgill shark is a medium-sized species of cow shark named for its large green-grey eyes. they typically grow to be around 1.8 metres(~6 ft) long. the distribution of bigeye sixgill sharks is patchy, but they seem to be most commonly found in deep waters in warm tropical oceans and seas. their diet primarily consists of bony fish and crustaceans.

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shark of the day: australian blackspotted catshark, aulohalaelurus labiosus

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the australian blackspotted catshark is a small species of coloured catshark. they can grow to be around 70 cm(~2.3 ft) in length. australian blackspotted catsharks inhabit the shallow coastal rocky and coral reefs, sandy and muddy flats, and seagrass beds of southwestern australia. they feed on small crustaceans, cephalopods and fish.

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shark of the day: longfin sawtail catshark, galeus cadenati

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the longfin sawtail catshark is a small species of deepwater sawtail catshark. they only grow to be around 35 cm(~1.1 ft) long. longfin sawtail catsharks are found in deep water along the upper continental slopes in the caribbean sea off the coasts of panama and columbia. they feed on small crustaceans, cephalopods and fish.

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shark of the day: papuan lanternshark, etmopterus samadiae

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the papuan lanternshark is a small, slender species of lanternshark. they only grow to be around 28 cm (~11 in) long. papuan lanternsharks are found along the deep water continental slopes off the coasts of northern papua new guinea. they feed on small fish and invertebrates.

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what they say about midwesterners being stupid about tornadoes really is true theres a literal tornado warning within twenty miles of my area and im outside watching the storm

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so i may not post a shark today because of tornado warnings in my area

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shark of the day: gummy shark, mustelus antarcticus

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gummy sharks, also called australian smoothhounds and flake, are medium sized houndsharks named for their apparent toothlessness due to their small, platelike teeth. they can grow to be up to around 1.8 metres(~5.7 ft) long. gummy sharks inhabit the coastal sandy seabeds of eastern and southern australia as well as new zealand. their diet is primarily made up of cephalopods and crustaceans, along with small bony fish and other benthic invertebrates. their meat is often eaten in australia as fish and chips.

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shark of the day: gummy shark, confection candies

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gummy sharks are small shark-shaped gummy candies flavoured blue raspberry and sometimes covered in sugar and/or granulated citric acid. they typically measure around 5 cm(~2 in) long, though some can be up to 30.5 cm(~1 ft) long. gummy sharks can be found in various shops and stores, usually with other sweets. 

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shark of the day: dwarf smoothhound, mustelus minicanis 

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the dwarf smoothhound is one of the smallest species of houndshark. they only grow to be up to around 57 cm(~1.4 ft) long. dwarf smoothhound sharks are only found in the shallow inshore waters off the coasts of northern south america in the gulf of mexico. their diet consists of small crustaceans, cephalopods, and fish.

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shark of the day: fedorov's catshark, apristurus fedorovi

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fedorov's catshark, also called the stout carshark, is a small species of poorly understood deep water catshark. they only grow to be around 70 cm(~2.4 ft) long. fedorov's catsharks are found along the deep sea continental shelves and slopes around northern japan. they eat small fish, cephalopods, and crustaceans.

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shark of the day: brazilian whitetail dogfish, squalus albicaudus

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brazilian whitetail dogfish are small deep water sharks named for the strong white markings on their edges of their fins. they only grow to be about 65 cm(~1.6 ft) long. the brazilian whitetail dogfish resides in the deep waters of the coasts of brasil. they feed on small bony fish and invertebrates.

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shark of the day: balloon shark, cephaloscyllium sufflans

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the balloon shark is a large species of swell shark. they can grow to be around 1.1 metres(~3.6 ft) long. balloon sharks inhabit the muddy and sandy flats in shallow coastal waters of the western indian ocean from south africa to mozambique. their diet includes small fish, crustaceans, cephalopods and molluscs. ballon sharks will swallow air or seawater to drastically inflate their bodies as a defensive display like all swell sharks.

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shark of the day: arabian carpetshark, chiloscyllium arabicum

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the arabian carpetshark is small, slender species of carpet shark. they can grow to be up to 80 cm(~2.6 ft) in length. the arabian carpetshark inhabits reefs, muddy and sandy flats, and seagrass beds in the shallow coastal waters of the persian gulf. they feed on small fish, crustaceans, molluscs, and squid.