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Whitenose shark
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Carcharhinidae
Genus:	Nasolamia; Compagno & Garrick, 1983
Species:	N. velox
Binomial name
	Nasolamia velox; (C. H. Gilbert, 1898)
Synonyms
	Carcharhinus velox Gilbert, 1898

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The whitenose shark (Nasolamia velox) is a species of shark of the family Carcharhinidae. The only member of the genus Nasolamia, it is found in the tropical waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean between latitudes 31° N and 18° S, between depths of 15 to 200 m. It can grow up to a length of 1.5 m. The whitenose shark is viviparous, with five young in a litter, and a birth size around 53 cm.^[2]

Jaws
Upper teeth
Lower teeth

References

^ Pollom, R.; Avalos, C.; Bizzarro, J.; Burgos-Vázquez, M.I.; Cevallos, A.; Espinoza, M.; González, A.; Herman, K.; Mejía-Falla, P.A.; Navia, A.F.; Pérez Jiménez, J.C.; Sosa-Nishizaki, O.; Velez-Zuazo, X. (2020). "Nasolamia velox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161355A124470861. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161355A124470861.en. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nasolamia velox". FishBase. May 2006 version.

[iucn-1] Pollom, R.; Avalos, C.; Bizzarro, J.; Burgos-Vázquez, M.I.; Cevallos, A.; Espinoza, M.; González, A.; Herman, K.; Mejía-Falla, P.A.; Navia, A.F.; Pérez Jiménez, J.C.; Sosa-Nishizaki, O.; Velez-Zuazo, X. (2020). "Nasolamia velox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161355A124470861. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161355A124470861.en. Retrieved 29 September 2024.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nasolamia velox". FishBase. May 2006 version.

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+{{Short description|Species of shark}}
-{{Taxobox
+{{speciesbox
 | name = Whitenose shark
+| image = FMIB 50628 Carcharias velox Gilbert Type specimen; Panama.jpeg
-| image =
-| status = LC
+| status =  EN
+| status_system = IUCN3.1
-| trend =
+| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn|author1=Pollom, R.|author2=Avalos, C.|author3=Bizzarro, J.|author4=Burgos-Vázquez, M.I.|author5=Cevallos, A.|author6=Espinoza, M.|author7=González, A.|author8=Herman, K.|author9=Mejía-Falla, P.A.|author10=Navia, A.F.|author11=Pérez Jiménez, J.C.|author12=Sosa-Nishizaki, O.|author13=Velez-Zuazo, X.|year=2020|title=''Nasolamia velox''|page=e.T161355A124470861|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161355A124470861.en|access-date=29 September 2024}}</ref>
-| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
+| genus = Nasolamia
-| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
+| parent_authority = [[Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno|Compagno]] & [[Jack Garrick|Garrick]], 1983
-| classis = [[Chondrichthyes]]
+| species = velox
-| subclassis = [[Elasmobranchii]]
+| authority = ([[Charles Henry Gilbert|C. H. Gilbert]], 1898)
-| ordo = [[Carcharhiniformes]]
+| range_map = Nasolamia velox distmap.png
-| familia = [[Carcharhinidae]]
+| synonyms = ''Carcharhinus velox'' <small>Gilbert, 1898</small>
-| genus = '''''Nasolamia'''''
-| species = '''''N. velox'''''
-| binomial = ''Nasolamia velox''
-| binomial_authority = (Gilbert, 1898)
 }}
-{{Sharksportal}}
-The '''whitenose shark''', ''Nasolamia velox'', the only member of the [[genus]] '''''Nasolamia''''', is a [[shark]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Carcharhinidae]], found in the [[tropical]] waters of the eastern [[Pacific Ocean]] between latitudes 31°&nbsp;N and 18°&nbsp;S, from depths of 15 to 200 m. Its length is up to about 1.5&nbsp;m.
+The '''whitenose shark''' ('''''Nasolamia velox''''') is a species of [[shark]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Requiem shark|Carcharhinidae]]. The only member of the [[genus]] '''''Nasolamia''''', it is found in the [[tropical]] waters of the eastern [[Pacific Ocean]] between latitudes [[31st parallel north|31°&nbsp;N]] and [[18th parallel south|18°&nbsp;S]], between depths of 15 to 200 m. It can grow up to a length of 1.5&nbsp;m. The whitenose shark is [[viviparous]], with five young in a litter, and a birth size around 53&nbsp;cm.<ref>{{FishBase_species| genus = Nasolamia | species = velox | month = May | year = 2006}}</ref>
+<gallery mode=packed>
-The whitenose shark is found both inshore and offshore on the [[continental shelves]], feeding on small bony fish, including [[anchovies]], and [[crab]]s.
+Nasolamia velox jaws.jpg|Jaws
+Nasolamia velox upper teeth.jpg|Upper teeth
+Nasolamia velox lower teeth.jpg|Lower teeth
+</gallery>
+==References==
-It is not known to have attacked people.
+{{Commons category|Nasolamia velox}}
+{{Portal|Sharks}}
+{{reflist}}
+{{Selachimorpha|Ca.}}
-It is utilized fresh and frozen for human consumption and processed for fishmeal.
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q496641}}
+[[Category:Carcharhinidae|whitenose shark]]
-It is [[viviparous]], with 5 young in a litter, the size at birth being about 53 cm.
-==References==
-* {{FishBase_species| genus = Nasolamia | species = velox | month = May | year = 2006}}
-[[Category:Carcharhinidae]]
 [[Category:Viviparous fish]]
+[[Category:Western Central American coastal fauna]]
+[[Category:Fish of Colombia]]
-[[fr:Nasolamia]]
+[[Category:Marine fish of Ecuador]]
-[[nl:Witneushaai]]
+[[Category:Fish of Peru]]
+[[Category:Fish described in 1898|whitenose shark]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by Charles Henry Gilbert]]