Australian sharpnose shark
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Species of shark
Australian sharpnose shark | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Carcharhinidae |
Genus: | Rhizoprionodon |
Species: | R. taylori
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Binomial name | |
Rhizoprionodon taylori (J. D. Ogilby, 1915)
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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, between latitudes 8°N and 28°S, from the surface to a depth of 110 m. It can grow up to a length around 70 cm. The Australian sharpnose shark is well known for its fast growth rate, which allows it to reach maturity at around one year of age.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Baje, L., Smart, J. J., Chin, A., White, W. T., & Simpfendorfer, C. A. (2018). Age, growth and maturity of the Australian sharpnose shark Rhizoprionodon Taylori from the Gulf of Papua. PLOS ONE. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0206581
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Rhizoprionodon taylori" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
- International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Red List of Threatened Species, 2003
Rhizoprionodon taylori |
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Physodon taylori |