Rhizoprionodon terraenovae

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA CHONDRICHTHYES CARCHARHINIFORMES CARCHARHINIDAE

Scientific Name: Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Species Authority (Richardson, 1836)
Common Name/s:
English – Atlantic Sharpnose Shark

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/least concern     ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 2000
Assessor/s Cortés, E.
Evaluator/s: Musick, J.A. & Fowler, S. (Shark Red List Authority)
Justification:
A small coastal shark that is abundant within its western North Atlantic range. Despite high pressure from both directed and incidental fisheries, R. terraenovae appears to be a fast maturing, relatively fecund species with moderate potential population rates of increase.

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Bahamas; Canada; Cuba; Guyana; Jamaica; Mexico; United States; Uruguay
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Atlantic – western central;  Atlantic – northwest

Population [top]

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Marine

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Citation: Cortés, E. 2000. Rhizoprionodon terraenovae. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 November 2008.
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