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Nasolamia velox (Gilbert, 1898)

Whitenose shark
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Ecuador country information

Common names: Cazón
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 244.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Béarez, P., 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Requin nez blanc, Cazón trompa blanca, قرش أنف أبيض, ... more

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Lớp phụ Cá sụn (cá mập và cá đuối) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Etymology: Nasolamia: nasus (L.), nose, referring to large, traverse nostrils and narrow conical snout; lamia, Greek for a shark-like fish. (See ETYFish);  velox: Latin for swift or speedy, allusion not explained, perhaps referring to its swimming velocity inferred by its slender form. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Gilbert.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

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