Australian sharpnose shark
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 around 70 cm.
| Australian sharpnose shark | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Carcharhinidae |
| Genus: | Rhizoprionodon |
| Species: | R. taylori |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhizoprionodon taylori (J. D. Ogilby, 1915) | |
 | |
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
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.