Pacific sharpnose shark
| Pacific sharpnose shark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Carcharhinidae |
| Genus: | Rhizoprionodon |
| Species: | R. longurio |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhizoprionodon longurio (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) | |
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The Pacific sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon longurio, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae. It is found in the subtropical waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean between latitudes 33° N and 16° S, from the surface to a depth of 27 m. It can grow up to a length of about 1.5 m (5.0 ft).
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Rhizoprionodon longurio" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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