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Reef sharks congregate around reefs in relatively shallow ocean waters. The largest fish is called a whale shark. It only eats plankton and small fish, but lives in the deep waters of various oceans. They rarely surface, so little is known about them. There are also freshwater sharks.

*Any animal that lives in freshwater or saltwater is said to live in a marine habitat*

A December 10, 2006 report by the Census of Marine Life group reveals that 70% of the world's oceans are shark-free. They have discovered that although many sharks live up to depths as low as metres ( ft), they fail to colonize deeper, putting them more easily within reach of fisheries and thus endangered status.

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There are freshwater sharks that live in rivers and lakes, but can also live in saltwater. However, there is a total of 440 species of sharks, most of which live in all of the oceans of the world.

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Bull sharks have been found many miles up freash water streams. They are also found in shallow water from 90 feet to 2 feet of water. but they like murky water for hunting.

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The great white can be found in all temperate and tropical seas, far at sea, even coastal areas.

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