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Brazilian sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon lalandii)
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Brazilian sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon lalandii) specimen
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Carcharhinidae

Brazilian sharpnose shark

Rhizoprionodon lalandii

Long snout with labial furrows

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • South America
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Brazilian sharpnose shark is a marine fish from Western Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 80 cm.

Maximum length
80 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Panama to southern Brazil and Uruguay (Ref. 58839 ).
Conservation status
VUVulnerable

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