Species of shark
Whitenose shark |
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Conservation status |
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] |
Scientific classification |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Carcharhinidae |
Genus: | Nasolamia Compagno & Garrick, 1983 |
Species: | N. velox |
Binomial name |
Nasolamia velox
(C. H. Gilbert, 1898) |
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Synonyms |
Carcharhinus velox Gilbert, 1898 |
The whitenose shark (Nasolamia velox) is a species of shark of the family Carcharhinidae. The only member of the genus Nasolamia, it is found in the tropical waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean between latitudes 31° N and 18° S, between depths of 15 to 200 m. It can grow up to a length of 1.5 m. The whitenose shark is viviparous, with 5 young in a litter, and a birth size around 53 cm.[2]
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Jaws
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Upper teeth
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Lower teeth
References
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