Thresher Shark?

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Richard Au

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Saw this on a local fish market in Malaysia. Are these Juvenile Thresher Sharks?
 

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I would say not - most sharks have a heterocercal tail meaning the spine extends into the upper lobe of the fin which is usually longer.
 
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