(internal #SJ447-12) This is a THORNBACK RAY (Raja clavata) tail strip specimen. Tail; Linear 10" long x 1-1/8" wide No provenance THIS IS THE ITEM YOU WILL RECEIVE. Awesome jaw! Great gift for the shark lover! THORNBACK RAY (Raja clavata) The Thornback ray is found in the Atlantic coastal waters of Europe and western Africa. It is also present from south Africa to the southwestern Indian Ocean, in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. It is native possibly as far south as Namibia and South Africa Thornback rays feed mainly at night ? they spend most of the daylight hours resting on the bottom, covered in sand for added camouflage. They feed on the bottom, picking off crustaceans, crabs and shrimps, but they will also eat small fish, worms, molluscs and echinoderms. There are rows of sharp thorns along the tail (often called bucklers). There are also a few spines scattered over the back too. THESE SHARKS/RAYS ARE NOT CAUGHT FOR THEIR JAWS. All jaws are obtained from the legal fishing industry in the Philippines and off the coast of India in the Indian Ocean. These sharks are caught for their hides meat. The jaws are sold as a collectible to recycle 100% of the shark/ray. We do not support sport fishing, illegal taking of sharks, we don't even eat in restaurants that serve Shark Fin soup due to the cruel and wasteful nature of shark finning. We do not catch sharks ourselves. Click on our store tag for MANY more shark items! INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: There is a $93 fee we are required to pay U.S. Fish Wildlife to inspect the package going outside the United States. I may be able to discount this off for you depending on the size of jaw, though I still have to pay the fee. Or combine numerous jaws and I can discount it off. Yes, I wish I did not have this fee requirement. But it is the law.