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Pacific sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon longurio)
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Pacific sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon longurio) specimen
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Carcharhinidae

Pacific sharpnose shark

Rhizoprionodon longurio

Long deep labial furrows around mouth

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Pacific sharpnose shark is known from Eastern Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Maximum length
110 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: southern California, USA to Peru.
Conservation status
VUVulnerable

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