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Rhizoprionodon longurio (Pacific sharp-nose shark; Pacific sharp-nosed shark; Pacific sharpnose shark; Sharpnose shark)

Synonyms: Carcharias longurio; Scoliodon longurio
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Wikipedia Abstract

The Pacific sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon longurio, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae. It is found in the subtropical waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean between latitudes 33° N and 16° S, from the surface to a depth of 27 m. It can grow up to a length of about 1.5 m (5.0 ft).
View Wikipedia Record: Rhizoprionodon longurio

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Rhizoprionodon longurio

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Rio Colorado Biosphere Reserve VI 2320468 Sonora, Mexico  

Prey / Diet

Echiophis brunneus (Pacific spoon-nose eel)[1]
Opisthopterus dovii (Pacific longfin herring)[1]
Scomber japonicus (Striped mackerel)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1"Trophic habitat of the Pacific sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon longurio, in the Mexican Pacific", Vanessa Guadalupe Alatorre-Ramireza, Felipe Galván-Magañaa and Yassir Edén Torres-Rojas, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 2013
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0