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squaliformes

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

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

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