Australian sharpnose shark
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R. taylori
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| 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.
References
- Froese, Rainer and 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
