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BLACKNOSE SHARK
Carcharhinus acronotus
SIZE
To about 4.5 ft (1.4 m).
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
- Snout with dusky blotch at tip - distinct and dark in juveniles, diffuse and dusky in adults
- Color yellowish-gray or brown- to greenish-gray above, yellowish or paler underside
- First dorsal fin small, originating over or behind free tips of pectoral fins
- No interdorsal ridge
DISTRIBUTION
NC to Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.HABITAT
Inshore coastal waters over sandy, shell, or coral bottoms.SIMILAR SPECIES
Atlantic Sharpnose Shark has scattered white spots on back and sides; lacks dusky blotch at tip of snout. Finetooth shark has more pointed snout, longer gills, bluish-gray color; lacks dusky blotch at tip of snout.
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Text descriptions taken from Guide to Sharks, Tunas, & Billfishes of the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico |
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