Key Identification Features
- A faint white band runs along its sides, and all fins have distinctive white tips and borders.
- The dorsal and pectoral fins of the silky shark are distinctive, and help separate it from similar shark species.
- Its fins do not have distinct bold markings, and the undersides of its paired fins, anal fin, and lower lobe of the caudal fin are dark dusky in color.
- The mouth angles distinctly downward, giving the shark what looks like a disgruntled expression, with short furrows at each corner.
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