Was a record-long freshwater shark found in Deep Creek Lake in Maryland?
By Kaiyah Clarke
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A marine biology professor told Lead Stories there is no such thing as a shark that lives only in freshwater.
He noted the lake in question "is a freshwater man-made impoundment" in which sharks cannot survive.
The photo on Facebook "looks more like a Caribbean reef shark," he said.
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California State University, Long Beach Chris Lowe
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