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Carcharhinidae
Atlantic sharpnose shark
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
White edges on pectoral fins
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Atlantic Ocean
- North America
- South America
- Fusiform
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Fusiform
LargeAtlantic sharpnose shark is a marine fish from Western Atlantic. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. The largest recorded length is 110 cm.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Ground Sharks
- Family
- Carcharhinidae
- Genus
- Rhizoprionodon
- Maximum length
- 110 cm
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Western Atlantic: New Brunswick, Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Southwest Atlantic: coasts of Brazil.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
