''Rhizoprionodon'' is a
genus
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of
requiem sharks, 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, 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''
( Ogilby, 1915) (Australian sharpnose shark)
* ''
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae''
( J. Richardson, 1836) (Atlantic sharpnose shark)
See also
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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 ...
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List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera
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References
Extant Ypresian first appearances
Shark genera
Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley
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