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Sharpnose Sharks
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Sharpnose Sharks

Rhizoprionodon

Rhizoprionodon is a genus of requiem sharks, and part of the family Carcharhinidae, commonly known as sharpnose sharks because of their long, pointed snouts.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species

Atlantic Sharpnose Shark

speciesRhizoprionodon terraenovae

Milk Shark

speciesRhizoprionodon acutus

Pacific Sharpnose Shark

speciesRhizoprionodon longurio

Grey Sharpnose Shark

speciesRhizoprionodon oligolinx

Caribbean Sharpnose Shark

speciesRhizoprionodon porosus

Brazilian Sharpnose Shark

speciesRhizoprionodon lalandii

Australian Sharpnose Shark

speciesRhizoprionodon taylori

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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 91736.