Greenland shark or Greenland sleeper shark ( Somniosus microcephalus ) and diver - St. Lawrence River estuary - Canada; shark was wild & unrestrained

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Doug Perrine / Alamy Stock Photo

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KPK226

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55.6 MB (1.9 MB Compressed download)

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3600 x 5400 px | 30.5 x 45.7 cm | 12 x 18 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

31 July 2006

Location:

Quebec, Canada

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Greenland shark or Greenland sleeper shark ( Somniosus microcephalus ) and diver - St. Lawrence River estuary - Canada (this shark was wild & unrestrained - it was not hooked and tail-roped as in most or all photos from the Arctic) MR 374

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