The
smalltail shark,
Carcharhinus porosus, 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 western
Atlantic OceanThe Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres , it covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface and about one-quarter of its water surface area. The first part of its name refers to the Atlas of Greek...
between latitudes
32° NThe 32nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 32 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane.In the United States, the parallel defines part of the border between New Mexico and Texas....
and
36° SThe 36th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 36 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 36° south passes through:- See also :*35th parallel south*37th parallel south...
. Its length is up to about 1.5 m.
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The
smalltail shark,
Carcharhinus porosus, 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 western
Atlantic OceanThe Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres , it covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface and about one-quarter of its water surface area. The first part of its name refers to the Atlas of Greek...
between latitudes
32° NThe 32nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 32 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane.In the United States, the parallel defines part of the border between New Mexico and Texas....
and
36° SThe 36th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 36 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 36° south passes through:- See also :*35th parallel south*37th parallel south...
. Its length is up to about 1.5 m.