Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae Requiem sharks

Genus: Rhizoprionodon

(See list of species below)

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7 species (see list below)

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Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Rhizoprionodon acutus
[Milk shark]

Photo by Vianna, M.

Rhizoprionodon lalandii
[Brazilian sharpnose shark]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Rhizoprionodon longurio
[Pacific sharpnose shark]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Rhizoprionodon oligolinx
[Grey sharpnose shark]

Photo by Monzini, J.

Rhizoprionodon porosus
[Caribbean sharpnose shark]

Photo by FAO

Rhizoprionodon taylori
[Australian sharpnose shark]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
[Atlantic sharpnose shark]

7 Species of Family Carcharhinidae with Genus Rhizoprionodon
(Requiem sharks)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1837	Rhizoprionodon acutus	Milk shark	Eastern Atlantic	175 TL
1839	Rhizoprionodon lalandii	Brazilian sharpnose shark	Western Atlantic	80 TL
1882	Rhizoprionodon longurio	Pacific sharpnose shark	Eastern Pacific	154 TL
1964	Rhizoprionodon oligolinx	Grey sharpnose shark	Indo-West Pacific	70 TL
1861	Rhizoprionodon porosus	Caribbean sharpnose shark	Western Atlantic	113 TL
1915	Rhizoprionodon taylori	Australian sharpnose shark	Western Pacific	69.1 TL
1836	Rhizoprionodon terraenovae	Atlantic sharpnose shark	Western Atlantic	110 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ElasmobranchiiOrder: CarcharhiniformesFamily: Carcharhinidae Requiem sharksGenus: Rhizoprionodon(See list of species below)

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae Requiem sharks

Genus: Rhizoprionodon

(See list of species below)