Whitenose shark
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Whitenose shark | |
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Nasolamia
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N. velox
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Nasolamia velox (C. H. Gilbert, 1898)
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File:Nasolamia velox distmap.png | |
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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 5 young in a litter, and a birth size around 53 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Nasolamia velox" in FishBase. May 2006 version.