Whitenose shark
| Whitenose shark | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Carcharhinidae |
| Genus: | Nasolamia Compagno & Garrick, 1983 |
| Species: | N. velox |
| Binomial name | |
| Nasolamia velox (C. H. Gilbert, 1898) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Carcharhinus velox Gilbert, 1898 | |
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.[2]
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- ↑ Ruiz, C., Arauz, R., Pérez-Jiménez, J.C., Castillo-Geniz, J.L.& Soriano-Velásquez, S. (2009). Nasolamia velox. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161355A5405297.en
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Nasolamia velox" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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