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Shark on the beach ('Mako')

Isurus oxyrinchus (as named in the book); more likely a bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas, in those shallows

Shark fight from the Comer Key sandbar — Shark fight from the Comer Key sandbar — Ch. 8 — Illustration © Linda McKillop

Shark on the beach ('Mako') — Companion-site illustration (AI-generated from the author’s brief)

Scientific: Isurus oxyrinchus (as named in the book); more likely a bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas, in those shallows

In the book

Black dorsal fin and red eyes in the lantern light at Comer Key. Dan cuts the line: 'There is such a thing as too much fish.'

Appears in

Ch. 8 Dangerous Encounters

Swims with

Tarpon ('silver king') The trophy fish of South Florida and the tournament's main event. Old Scarface. Rose's 68-inch, 81-pound… Ch. 1Ch. 2Ch. 7Ch. 8 +3
Redfish (red drum, 'spot-tail') The first keeper Matt ever caught, at Comer Key. Rose's cooler-toppling redfish at the marina. The 22- and… Ch. 2Ch. 3Ch. 7Ch. 8 +1