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Rhizoprionodon is a genus of requiem shark
Requiem shark

The requiem sharks refer to all members of the Carcharhinidae family that includes a family of migratory, live-bearing sharks of warm seas, sometimes also found in brackish or fresh water, such as the tiger shark, blue shark, bull shark, and milk shark....
s, in the family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 Carcharhinidae.








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Rhizoprionodon is a genus of requiem shark
Requiem shark

The requiem sharks refer to all members of the Carcharhinidae family that includes a family of migratory, live-bearing sharks of warm seas, sometimes also found in brackish or fresh water, such as the tiger shark, blue shark, bull shark, and milk shark....
s, in the family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 Carcharhinidae.

Species

  • Milk shark
    Milk shark

    The milk shark, Rhizoprionodon acutus, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific and eastern Atlantic oceans between latitudes 35th parallel north and 30th parallel south, from the surface to 200 m....
    , Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837)
  • Brazilian sharpnose shark
    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 13th parallel north and 33rd parallel south, at depths of between 3 and 70 m....
    , Rhizoprionodon lalandii (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  • Pacific sharpnose shark
    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 33rd parallel north and 16th parallel south, from the surface to 27 m....
    , Rhizoprionodon longurio (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
  • Grey sharpnose shark
    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-Pacific between latitudes 30th parallel north and 18th parallel south, from the surface to 36 m....
    , Rhizoprionodon oligolinx Springer, 1964
  • Caribbean sharpnose shark
    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 28th parallel north and 40th parallel south, from the surface to 500 m....
    , Rhizoprionodon porosus (Poey, 1861)
  • Australian sharpnose shark
    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 8th parallel north and 28th parallel south, from the surface to 110 m....
    , Rhizoprionodon taylori (Ogilby, 1915)
  • Atlantic sharpnose shark
    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 43rd parallel north and 25th parallel south, at depths of from 10 to 280 m....
    , Rhizoprionodon terraenovae (Richardson, 1836)


See also

  • List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish
    List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish

    This list of prehistoric cartilaginous fish is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all Genus that have ever been included in the class chondrichthyes and are known from the fossil record....


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