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The lengthy pre-copulation stage involved all three sharks motionless on the seafloor for nearly an hour, after which the female started swimming with one male shark biting onto each of her pectoral fins.
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Ghost sharks use their forehead teeth to grip a female mate's pectoral fins while reproducing, according to video records examined in the study.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Speaking of the battery, it's integrated directly into the pectoral fins.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025
They are so named for the black color on the tips of their dorsal and pectoral fins.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Ghost sharks use their forehead teeth to grip a female mate's pectoral fins while reproducing, according to video records examined in the study.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Speaking of the battery, it's integrated directly into the pectoral fins.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025
They are so named for the black color on the tips of their dorsal and pectoral fins.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Pectoral fin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pectoral%20fin. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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