Whitenose shark

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 five young in a litter, and a birth size around 53 cm.^[2]

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Whitenose shark
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Carcharhinidae
Genus:	Nasolamia Compagno & Garrick, 1983
Species:	N. velox
Binomial name
Nasolamia velox (C. H. Gilbert, 1898)
Synonyms
Carcharhinus velox Gilbert, 1898

References

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1. Pollom, R.; Avalos, C.; Bizzarro, J.; Burgos-Vázquez, M.I.; Cevallos, A.; Espinoza, M.; González, A.; Herman, K.; Mejía-Falla, P.A.; Navia, A.F.; Pérez Jiménez, J.C.; Sosa-Nishizaki, O.; Velez-Zuazo, X. (2020). "Nasolamia velox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161355A124470861. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161355A124470861.en. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nasolamia velox". FishBase. May 2006 version.