Whitenose shark
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Genus: | Nasolamia |
Species: | N. velox
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Nasolamia velox (C. H. Gilbert, 1898)
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The whitenose shark (Nasolamia velox) is a 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, from depths of 15 to 200 m. Its length is up to about 1.5 m.
It is viviparous, with 5 young in a litter, the size at birth being about 53 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nasolamia velox". FishBase. May 2006 version.