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Sharks that start with P
Looking for sharks that begin with P? Here are 12 of them in alphabetical order, from “Pacific sleeper shark” to “Pyjama shark”.
Sharks starting with P
- Pacific sleeper shark
- Pelagic thresher
- Pigeye shark
- Pocket shark
- Pondicherry shark
- Porbeaglealso Porbeagle shark
- Port Jackson sharkalso Port Jackson
- Portuguese dogfish
- Prickly shark
- Puffadder shysharkalso Shyshark
- Pygmy shark
- Pyjama sharkalso Striped catshark
About this list
- P is the 3rd most common first letter in this list: 12 of the 128 sharks (9%).
- Shortest: “Porbeagle”. Longest: “Pacific sleeper shark”.
- 11 names have more than one word.
- 4 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many sharks start with P?
- 12 of the 128 sharks in Icillion start with P, for example Port Jackson shark, Porbeagle and Pygmy shark.
- What is the longest name among sharks that start with P?
- The longest is “Pacific sleeper shark” and the shortest is “Porbeagle”.
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