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What is the name of the shark that mates with the female shark by biting her behind her gills or on her pectoral fins?
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The shark that mates with the female shark by biting her behind her gills or on her pectoral fins is the blacktip reef shark. The male shark closes to around and follows her with his snout oriented towards her vent. A courting male may also bite the female behind her gills or on her pectoral fins; these mating wounds heal completely after 4–6 weeks. After a period of synchronous swimming,