Blacknose Shark (Carcharhinus acronotus)

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Carcharhinus acronotus

(Poey, 1860)

Blacknose Shark

Also known as: Requiem Shark

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Taxonomy

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Carcharhiniformes

Family

Carcharhinidae

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