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Sharks & rays

Caribbean Sharpnose Shark

Rhizoprionodon porosus

Also known as: Atlantic Sharpnose Shark, Sharpnose Shark, Snook Shark

VUVulnerableIUCN Red List, 2021
Adult
@BobHerb · Parrot Tree Plantaion, Honduras · February 20171 / 2
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Overview

Found in tropical waters, of bays, estuaries, and rivers, as well as deep off-shore waters.

These sharks are not considered dangerous.

However Requiem Sharks have some of the most potentially dangerous sharks in their family and are responsible for over half of shark attacks. They can also be difficult to identify!

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
  • Country only · 2
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Found in tropical waters, of bays, estuaries, and rivers, as well as deep off-shore waters.

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Adult photos 2

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classElasmobranchii
    4. orderCarcharhiniformes
    5. familyCarcharhinidae
    6. genusRhizoprionodon
    7. speciesRhizoprionodon porosus (Poey, 1861)

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    More in the family

    Ground-Requim Sharks (Carcharhinidae)