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Pacific Sharpnose Shark
Rhizoprionodon longurio
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).
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 111748.