Pacific sharpnose shark

Pacific sharpnose shark
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Superorder:	Selachimorpha
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Carcharhinidae
Genus:	Rhizoprionodon
Species:	R. longurio
Binomial name
Rhizoprionodon longurio (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882)
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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).

References

• Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Rhizoprionodon longurio" in FishBase. May 2006 version.