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Rhizoprionodon porosus (Snook shark; Sharpnose shark; Caribbean sharpnose shark; Atlantic sharpnose shark)

Synonyms: Rhizopriodon porosus; Squalus porosus
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Wikipedia Abstract

The Caribbean sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon porosus, is a requiem shark, and part of the family Carcharhinidae. It is found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean, between latitudes 28° N and 40° S, from the surface to a depth of 500 m. It can reach a length of about 1.1 m.
View Wikipedia Record: Rhizoprionodon porosus

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Rhizoprionodon porosus

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Buenavista Wetland Reserve 778949 Cuba    
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve   Honduras      

Prey / Diet

Predators

Carcharhinus perezii (Caribbean reef shark)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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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