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The shark species "Caribbean sharpnose shark"

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Unfortunately, there is not yet a photo of this shark in the database
Unfortunately, there is not yet a photo of this shark in the database
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Caribbean sharpnose shark

Rough area of distribution

Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animals (Animalia)
Phylum:
Vertebrates (Chordata)
Class:
Cartilagenous fishes (Chondrichthyes)
Order:
Ground sharks (Carcharhiniformes)
Family:
Requiem sharks (Carcharhinidae)
Genus:
Rhizoprionodon
Names
Scientific:
Rhizoprionodon porosus
English:
Caribbean sharpnose shark
German:
Karibischer Scharfnasenhai
French:
Requin aiguille antillais
Spanish:
Cazon picudo antillano
Vulnerability
Category: Vulnerable (VU)
Criteria: A2d
Last evaluated: 2021
Trend: Decreasing




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