Description

Large number of teeth, great length of very narrow snout. Yellow-gray above and white below (Ref. 6032).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Carcharhiniformes

Family: Carcharhinidae

Genus: Isogomphodon

Species: Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus (Valenciennes, 1839)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

An inshore shark found over rocky bottoms, entering estuaries and river mouths. Feeds on small schooling fishes including herring, anchovies and croakers. Viviparous, generally 4 embryos per brood; size at birth 38 to 41 cm. 244 cm record unconfirmed.

Habitat

brackish