- Hardnose shark
Taxobox
name = Hardnose shark
status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
trend = down
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Chondrichthyes
subclassis =Elasmobranchii
ordo =Carcharhiniformes
familia =Carcharhinidae
genus = "Carcharhinus "
species = "C. macloti"
binomial = "Carcharhinus macloti"
binomial_authority = (Müller & Henle,1839 )
range_
range_map_width = 250px
range_map_caption = Range of hardnose sharkThe hardnose shark, "Carcharhinus macloti", is a
requiem shark of the familyCarcharhinidae , found in the Indo-West Pacific oceans between latitudes 26° N and 11° S, from the surface to 170 m. Its length is up to about 1.1 m.The hardnose shark is a small slender shark with a long narrowly rounded or somewhat pointed snout, no interdorsal ridge, small
pectoral fin s, a small firstdorsal fin with an extremely long rear tip and a small low second dorsal fin with a long rear tip.Coloration is greyish or grey-brown on the back, belly white, the posterior margin of pectorals and ventral
caudal fin lobe with an inconspicuous white edge. The posterioventral and dorsal margins of caudal fin have a narrow black edge. It is found in inshore and offshore waters of continental and insular shelves. It feeds mainly on fishes, alsocephalopod s andcrustacean s. It isviviparous .Of limited interest to fisheries due to its small size, it is utilized fresh and probably dried salted for human consumption.
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