Rhizoprionodon terraenovae

Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Atlantic Sharpnose Shark – Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
FamilyScientific NameAuthorYearCommon Name
CarcharhinidaeRhizoprionodon terraenovae(Richardson)1836Atlantic Sharpnose Shark

Rhizoprionodon terraenovae

Unique Characters: Body gray with occasional white spots. Second dorsal fin behind anal fin. Upper labial folds long and prominent, horizontal on upper lip. Spiracles absent. Lateral keels absent. Second dorsal fin considerably smaller than first, height 0.2-0.5 times first dorsal-fin height. Midlength of first dorsal-fin base usually closer to pectoral-fin insertions than to pelvic-fin origins, sometimes equidistant between pectoral and pelvic-fin bases. No gill rakers. Back grey, blue-grey, or brownish. Anal-fin base expanded anteriorly by a very long pair of preanal ridges.

Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Atlantic Sharpnose Shark – Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Source: FAO 2002

Similar Species: None.

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