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Pacific Sharpnose Shark

Rhizoprionodon longurio

Classification

The Pacific sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon longurio) often migrates along the Pacific coast of Mexico. They are most commonly caught in the artisanal fishery of Mazatlán. When a large sample of Pacific sharpnose sharks were observed scientists concluded that this type of shark was a "viviparous shark of small size which is born at an average length of 31 cm."

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Mexico · 30