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Pristophoriformes

Your shark doesn't have an anal fin, it is flattened and raylike, its mouth is terminal, and the snout is long and sawlike.

Your shark belongs to the order PRISTIOPHORIformES; you can find out more about the families and species within the order in the Pristiophoriformes section of Who's Who of Sharks.

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