Australian Blacktip Shark, Carcharhinus tilstoni (Whitley 1950)
An Australian Blacktip Shark, Carcharhinus tilstoni. Source: CSIRO National Fish Collection. License: CC BY Attribution
Australian Blacktip Shark, Carcharhinus tilstoni (Whitley 1950)
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