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Rhizoprionodon terraenovae (Richardson, 1836)

Atlantic sharpnose shark
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Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Mexico country information

Common names: Cazón de ley, Cazón de ley
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Anonymous, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref: Anonymous, 1994
Uses: no uses
Comments: Of secondary importance to Mexican shark fisheries; a very common catch in Veracruz, Campeche and Yucatan (mostly juveniles and pre-adults); taken in smaller quantities in Quintana Roo (mostly pre-adults and adults) and Tamaulipas; probably caught in Tabasco (Ref. 13186). Marketed fresh (fillet), salt-dried, or as fish meal, liver oil; also for its skin and fins, and teeth for ornamental use (Ref. 26550).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Requin aiguille gussi, Cazón picudo atlántico, White shark, ... more

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (tubarões e raias) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Etymology: Rhizoprionodon: rhiza (Gr.), root; prion (Gr.) saw; odon (Gr.), tooth, referring to teeth with serrated (saw-like) bases, or roots [replacement name for Rhizoprion Ogilby 1915, preoccupied by Rhizoprion Jourdan 1861 in mammals]. (See ETYFish);  terraenovae: terra (L.), earth or land; novus (L.), new, i.e., Newfoundland, Canada, where Richardson erroneously thought it occurred. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Richardson.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

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