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The search for sharks in: "West coast of South America" resulted in 42 hits on 3 pages.
English name
Scientific name
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Basking shark
Cetorhinus maximus
Bignose shark
Carcharhinus altimus
Birdbeak dogfish
Deania calceus
Black dogfish
Centroscyllium fabricii
Blacktip shark
Carcharhinus limbatus
Bluntnose sixgill shark
Hexanchus griseus
Bonnethead
Sphyrna tiburo
Broadnose sevengill shark
Notorynchus cepedianus
Brown Smoothhound
Mustelus henlei
Bull shark
Carcharhinus leucas
Cookiecutter shark
Isistius brasiliensis
Copper shark
Carcharhinus brachyurus
Crown shark
Sphyrna corona
Frilled shark
Chlamydoselachus anguineus
Galapagos bullhead shark
Heterodontus quoyi
Galapagos shark
Carcharhinus galapagensis
Great hammerhead
Sphyrna mokarran
Great white shark
Carcharodon carcharias
Lemon shark
Negaprion brevirostris
Mexican hornshark
Heterodontus mexicanus
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