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Pacific sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon longurio)
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Ecological Illustration of Pacific sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon longurio)
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Carcharhinidae

Pacific sharpnose shark

Rhizoprionodon longurio

Long deep labial furrows around mouth

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Pacific sharpnose shark is known from Eastern Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class
Sharks and Rays
Order
Ground Sharks
Family
Carcharhinidae
Genus
Rhizoprionodon
Water type
Marine
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