Silky shark trailing longline and hook, Carcharhinus falciformis

Silky shark trailing longline and hook. Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Carcharhinus falciformis, natural history stock photograph, photo id 05010

Silky shark trailing longline and hook. Cocos Island, Costa Rica

Species: Silky shark, Carcharhinus falciformis
Location: Cocos Island, Costa Rica
Image ID: 05010
Format: Film 3:2

Keywords: animal, animalia, carcharhinidae, carcharhiniformes, carcharhinus, carcharhinus falciformis, chondrichthyes, chordata, cocos island, cocos island national park, costa rica, danger, elasmobranch, elasmobranchii, entanglement, environmental issues problems, falciformis, fear, jaws, ocean, oceans, outdoors, outside, pacific, predator, risk, sea, shark, silky shark, submarine, underwater, vertebrata, wildlife, world heritage sites

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Categories:

Animal > Shark > Silky Shark
Environmental Issues / Problems > Entanglement > Fishing Line Injury
Location > Oceans > Pacific > Cocos Island National Park (Costa Rica) > Underwater
Location > Protected Threatened and Significant Places > World Heritage Sites > Cocos Island National Park (Costa Rica)
Location > World > Costa Rica > Cocos Island (Isla del Coco)
Subject > Technique > Underwater

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