''Rhizoprionodon'' is a
genus
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of
requiem shark
Requiem sharks are sharks of the family Carcharhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes. They are migratory, live-bearing sharks of warm seas (sometimes of brackish or fresh water) and include such species as the tiger shark, bull shark, le ...
s, and part of the
family
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Carcharhinidae, commonly known as sharpnose sharks because of their long, pointed snouts.
Species
* ''
Rhizoprionodon acutus''
( Rüppell, 1837) (milk shark)
* ''
Rhizoprionodon lalandii''
( J. P. Müller & Henle Henle can refer to:
* Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, a German physician, pathologist and anatomist (1809–1885)
** Loop of Henle in the kidney, named after Henle
*Fritz Henle, a photographer, known as "Mr. Rollei" for his use of the 2.25" square for ...
, 1839) (Brazilian sharpnose shark)
* ''
Rhizoprionodon longurio''
( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Pacific sharpnose shark)
* ''
Rhizoprionodon oligolinx''
V. G. Springer, 1964 (grey sharpnose shark)
* ''
Rhizoprionodon porosus''
( Poey, 1861) (Caribbean sharpnose shark)
* ''
Rhizoprionodon taylori
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
Austral ...
''
( Ogilby, 1915) (Australian sharpnose shark)
* ''
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae''
( J. Richardson, 1836) (Atlantic sharpnose shark)
See also
*
List of sharks
Shark is the naming term of all members of Selachimorpha suborder in the subclass Elasmobranchii, in the class Chondrichthyes. The Elasmobranchii also include rays and skates; the Chondrichthyes also include Chimaeras. The first shark-like chond ...
*
List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera
This list of prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the class chondrichthyes ''and'' are known from the fossil record. This list excludes purely vernacul ...
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q934959
Extant Ypresian first appearances
Shark genera
Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley