Rhizoprionodon is a
genusIn biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...
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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...
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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, commonly known as
sharpnose sharks because of their long, pointed snouts.
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Rhizoprionodon is a
genusIn biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...
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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...
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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, commonly known as
sharpnose sharks because of their long, pointed snouts.
Species
- Milk shark
The milk shark, Rhizoprionodon acutus, is a species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae, whose common name comes from an Indian belief that consumption of its meat promotes lactation...
, Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837)
- Brazilian sharpnose shark
The Brazilian sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon lalandii, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean between latitudes 13° N and 33° S, at depths of between 3 and 70 m. Its length is up to about 77 cm....
, Rhizoprionodon lalandii (Müller & Henle, 1839)
- Pacific sharpnose shark
The Pacific sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon longurio, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the subtropical waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean between latitudes 33° N and 16° S, from the surface to 27 m. Its length is up to about 1.1 m....
, Rhizoprionodon longurio (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
- Grey sharpnose shark
The grey sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon oligolinx, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific Oceans between latitudes 30° N and 18° S, from the surface to 36 m...
, Rhizoprionodon oligolinx Springer, 1964
- Caribbean sharpnose shark
The Caribbean sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon porosus, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean between latitudes 28° N and 40° S, from the surface to 500 m. Its length is up to about 1.1 m....
, Rhizoprionodon porosus (Poey, 1861)
- Australian sharpnose shark
The Australian sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon taylori, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean off Papua New Guinea and northern Australia between latitudes 8° N and 28° S, from the surface to 110 m. Its length is up to...
, Rhizoprionodon taylori (Ogilby, 1915)
- Atlantic sharpnose shark
The Atlantic sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the subtropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean between latitudes 43° N and 25° S, at depths of from 10 to 280 m. Its length is up to about 1.1 m....
, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae (Richardson, 1836)