The
hardnose shark,
Carcharhinus macloti, is a
requiem sharkRequiem sharks refers to all members of the family Carcharhinidae: this includes migratory, live-bearing sharks of warm seas such as the tiger shark, the blue shark, the bull shark, and the milk shark. The name comes from the French word for shark, "requin". Family members have the usual...
of the
familyIn biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus...
Carcharhinidae, found in the
Indo-West PacificThe Indo-Pacific is a biogeographic region of the earth's seas, comprising the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia...
oceans between latitudes
26° NThe 26th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 26 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean....
and
11° SThe 11th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 11 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America....
, from the surface to 170 m. Its length is up to about 1.1 m.
Discussion
Ask a question about 'Hardnose shark' Start a new discussion about 'Hardnose shark' Answer questions from other users |
The
hardnose shark,
Carcharhinus macloti, is a
requiem sharkRequiem sharks refers to all members of the family Carcharhinidae: this includes migratory, live-bearing sharks of warm seas such as the tiger shark, the blue shark, the bull shark, and the milk shark. The name comes from the French word for shark, "requin". Family members have the usual...
of the
familyIn biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus...
Carcharhinidae, found in the
Indo-West PacificThe Indo-Pacific is a biogeographic region of the earth's seas, comprising the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia...
oceans between latitudes
26° NThe 26th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 26 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean....
and
11° SThe 11th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 11 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America....
, from the surface to 170 m. Its length is up to about 1.1 m.