Scoliodon laticaudus Spadenose Shark/Dogfish Taxidermy

Scoliodon laticaudus, commonly known as the spadenose shark or yellow dog shark, is a small species of requiem shark belonging to the family Carcharhinidae. First described by German biologists Johannes Müller and Friedrich Henle in 1838, it is a highly abundant, schooling shark found predominantly in the shallow, tropical coastal waters of the Indo-West Pacific region.