Order Hexanchiformes , Family Hexanchidae. It is also called the ground shark, the cow shark, the broad snout shark and the spotted sevengill shark. It has a subtle white stripe running along its side from the to the pelvic fin. The second dorsal fin is very small and the upper part of the tail is elongated. This requiem shark lives in warm temperate to subtropical waters, usually by reefs and in shallow bays, but migrates seasonally to higher latitudes, perhaps in search of food.
Bronze whalers eat other sharks, rays, squid and sea snakes and hunt during the day.
The teeth are sharp and pointed and have tiny serrations. Females give birth to 13-20 live young. Order Carcharhiniformes . This bottom-dweller shark is often found in ports and in reefs. It can survive for a while out of water.