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Is shark a endangered species

Updated: 8/17/2019
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well, that is a difficult question to answer because there are 400 types of sharks but yes alot ofspecies of sharks are endangered, here's a list:

African Angelshark, Angelshark, Angular angel shark, Arabian catshark, Argentine, Atlantic Ghost catshark, Angel shark, Australian spotted catshark, Banded catshark, Barbeled houndshark, Bareskin dogfish, Bartail spurdog, Basking shark, Bigeye sandtiger, Bigfin catshark, Bighead catshark, Bizant river shark, Black gulper shark, Black shark, Blackspot shark, Blacktip reef shark, Blacktip shark, Blotched catshark, Blue shark, Bluegray carpetshark, Bluntnose sixgill shark.

these are only 25 of the 100 species that are endangered.

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