Caribbean sharpnose shark

The Caribbean sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon porosus, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean between latitudes 28° N and 40° S, from the surface to 500 m.

The Caribbean sharpnose shark lives in the reef-associated, freshwater, brackish, marine, depth range - 500 m , usually - 100 m environment.

The Caribbean sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon porosus, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean between latitudes 28° N and 40° S, from the surface to 500 m. More

Caribbean sharpnose shark - Coastal areas of Trinidad and Tobago, 1999 Caribbean sharpnose shark - Coastal areas (between 61.78127°-60. More

The Caribbean sharpnose shark was first described as Squalus porosus by Cuban naturalist Felipe Poey (1861). This name was later changed to the currently valid name of Rhizoprionodon porosus (Poey, 1861). More

Caribbean sharpnose shark , it is not easy to distinguish between the two since the only clear taxonomic difference is that the Atlantic sharknose shark possesses 58 to 66 vertebrae (normally less than 66), compared to at least 66 (normally 66 to 75) vertebrae of the Caribbean More

Caribbean sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon porosus) * No detailed species description yet. More

Notes from Bimini: The Atlantic and Caribbean Sharpnose shark can only be distinguished by vertebral counts, though both can be found in Bimini. They are commonly caught in nets set for juvenile lemon sharks, especially on the South Bimini Coast. More

Common names

Atlantic sharpnose shark in English
Cação in Portuguese (Português)
Cação de praia in Portuguese (Português)
Cação-frango in Portuguese (Português)
Caribbean sharpnose shark in English
Caribische scherpsnuithaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Caribisk spidssnudet haj in Danish (dansk)
cazón antillano in Spanish (español)
Cazón de ley in Spanish (español)
Cazon picudo in Spanish (español)
Cazón picudo antillano in Spanish (español)
Figuinho in Portuguese (Português)
Frango in Portuguese (Português)
Nokkahai in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Requin aiguille antillais in French (français)
Rhizoprionodon porosus in Catalan (Català)
Rhizoprionodon porosus in French (français)
Sharpnose shark in English
Snook shark in English
Tiburón tollo in Spanish (español)
Tollito in Spanish (español)
Tollo hocicón in Spanish (español)
Tribon cabez largu in Papiamento
Tribon mula in Papiamento
加勒比斜鋸牙鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
加勒比斜锯牙鲨 in Mandarin Chinese

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