Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Newfoundland shark, sharp-nosed shark, white shark.
The Atlantic Sharpnose is brownish to olive-gray in color with a white belly and they sometime have small whitish spots on its sides. It has a very slender body and a long and flattened snout. Their dorsal and caudal fins have a black edge with a white trailing edge on the pectoral fin. The outer margin of their teeth is notched and they have furrows in lips at the corners of the mouth.
Atlantic Sharpnose feed on small fish and crustaceans.
The Atlantic Sharpnose is found throughout Florida; the Caribbean type in the Bahamas and Caribbean Islands.
The Atlantic Sharpnose are coastal and even found in surf, shallow flats and streams. They are often in schools.
The average sizes range from 2 to a little over 3 feet in length and an average top weight of 12-13 pounds.
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