Australian sharpnose shark
| Australian sharpnose shark | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Carcharhinidae |
| Genus: | Rhizoprionodon |
| Species: | R. taylori |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhizoprionodon taylori (J. D. Ogilby, 1915) | |
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The Australian sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon taylori, is a requiem shark, belonging to the family Carcharhinidae. It is found in the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean off Papua New Guinea and northern Australia, between latitudes 8° N and 28° S, from the surface to a depth of 110 m. It can grow up to a length of about 70 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Rhizoprionodon taylori" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
- International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Red List of Threatened Species, 2003