- Whitenose shark
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Whitenose shark Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Carcharhinidae Genus: Nasolamia
Compagno & Garrick, 1983Species: N. velox Binomial name Nasolamia velox
(C. H. Gilbert, 1898)
The whitenose shark (Nasolamia velox) is a 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, from depths of 15 to 200 m. Its length is up to about 1.5 m.
It is viviparous, with 5 young in a litter, the size at birth being about 53 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Nasolamia velox" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Carcharhinidae
- Viviparous fish
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