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The snaggletooth's coloration is light grey or bronze with no prominent markings. As its name suggests, it has sharp, serrated teeth on the upper jaw and hooked teeth on the bottom jaw. The shape of its body is
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1110:(Catsharks)
1090:P. microdon
1001:P. venustum
984:P. habereri
973:Proscyllium
942:E. barbouri
831:P. randalli
732:H. elongata
721:Hemipristis
361:cephalopods
279:, north to
277:Philippines
168:Hemipristis
1517:Categories
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1184:S. couardi
1151:E. blochii
1126:Sphyrnidae
1059:Planonasus
960:E. sinuans
877:L. smithii
802:Paragaleus
769:Hemigaleus
655:Vertebrata
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556:9 November
552:. Fishbase
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435:. Fishbase
399:References
321:viviparity
207:Klunzinger
123:Subclass:
55:Endangered
1276:Triakidae
1263:Triakidae
1229:S. tiburo
1202:S. lewini
1175:S. corona
1068:P. parini
931:Eridacnis
665:Subclass
393:fish meal
383:trade in
377:gill nets
345:bony fish
285:Australia
175:Species:
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87:Eukaryota
1409:10852335
1365:FishBase
1311:Wikidata
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1211:S. media
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907:Ctenacis
840:P. tengi
673:Selachii
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314:fusiform
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252:in the
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1404:IRMNG
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389:liver
385:China
357:crabs
307:Tooth
281:China
261:genus
234:, or
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1430:NCBI
1417:IUCN
1378:GBIF
1370:5898
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