Blacknose shark

Blacknose shark

Taxobox
name = Blacknose shark


status =
trend =
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Chondrichthyes
subclassis = Elasmobranchii
ordo = Carcharhiniformes
familia = Carcharhinidae
genus = "Carcharhinus"
species = "C. acronotus"
binomial = "Carcharhinus acronotus"
binomial_authority = (Poey, 1860)
range_



range_map_width = 250px
range_map_caption = Range of Blacknose shark
The blacknose shark, "Carcharhinus acronotus", is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in subtropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean between latitudes 40° N and 37° S, from the surface to about 10 m. Its length is up to about 2 m.

The blacknose shark is found on continental and insular shelves, mainly over sandy, shell, and coral bottoms. It feeds on small fishes, including pinfish (Sparidae) and porcupine fish, and is preyed upon by larger sharks. It is viviparous (with a yolk-sac placenta), with 3 to 6 young per litter. It performs a 'hunch' display, with back arched, caudal lowered and head raised, as a possible threat display when confronted by divers. Its flesh is utilized dried salted for human consumption.

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