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Sharks have the ability to invert their stomachs, emptying them, and swallow them again. This is sometimes used to deter predators.

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School sharks can grow up to 1.94 m (6.4 ft). They migrate long distances in schools that are often segregated by sex and age.

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Speartooth sharks have only been found in a few locations in northern Australia, as well as Papua New Guinea, with possible unconfirmed sightings in western Australia.

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The coral catshark has a distinctive pattern of mottled dark marks and white spots on a brown background, and a white underside.

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The angular roughshark typically moves by gliding along the seabed, pausing frequently to hover over the sandy or muddy surface.

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Unlike other nurse shark species, which can get up to around 3 m (9.8 ft) in length, the short-tail nurse shark maxes out at 75 cm (2.5 ft).

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While great whites have the largest teeth of any living shark species, the largetooth cookiecutter had the largest teeth relative to its size.

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Coral catsharks are thought to live in the crevices and holes in coral reefs.

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The speartooth shark gets its name from the teeth at the front of its lower jaw. The rest of its lower teeth are slender and unserrated, while its upper teeth are more triangular and serrated.