Description

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Common Names

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Žralok tmavonosý , Czech , Czechia

Sortnæset haj , Danish , Denmark

Zwartsnuithaai , Dutch , Netherlands

Blacknose shark , English , Bahamas

Blacknose shark , English , Cuba

Blacknose shark , English , Puerto Rico

Blacknose shark , English , USA

Blacknose shark , English , Uruguay

Blacknose shark , English , Global

Mustnina-hallhai , Estonian , Estonia

Requin nez noir , French , Global

Hanagurozame , Japanese , Japan

黑吻真鯊 , Mandarin Chinese , China

黑吻真鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Cação , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Cação-lombo-preto , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Corta-garoupa , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Lombo-preto , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

акула черноносая , Russian , Russia

Cazón , Spanish , Colombia

Cazon amarillo , Spanish , Spain

Sarda , Spanish , Colombia

Sarda , Spanish , Spain

Tiburon amarillo , Spanish , Nicaragua

Tiburón amarillo , Spanish , Spain

Tiburón cangüay , Spanish , Mexico

Tiburón hocico negro , Spanish , Colombia

Tiburón hocico negro , Spanish , Spain

Tiburón limón , Spanish , Cuba

Tiburón tollo , Spanish , Colombia

Tollo , Spanish , Colombia

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Carcharhiniformes

Family: Carcharhinidae

Genus: Carcharhinus

Species: Carcharhinus acronotus (Poey, 1860)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to southern Brazil and Uruguay (Ref. 58839), including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.

Biology

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Found on continental and insular shelves, mainly over sandy, shell, and coral bottoms. Feeds on small fishes, including pinfish (Sparidae) and porcupine fish. Preyed on by larger sharks. Viviparous (with a yolk-sac placenta), with 3 to 6 young per litter. Performs a 'hunch' display, with back arched, caudal lowered and head raised, as a possible threat display when confronted by divers. Utilized dried salted for human consumption. Minimum depth from Ref. 055176.

Habitat

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associated