Rhizoprionodon

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Infraclassis: Euselachii
Division/Cohort: Neoselachii
Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha
Superordo: Galeomorphii
Ordo: Carcharhiniformes

Familia: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Rhizoprionodon
Species: R. acutus - R. lalandii - R. longurio - R. oligolinx - R. porosus - R. taylori - R. terraenovae
Vernacular names
English: Sharpnose Sharks
Deutsch: Scharfnasenhaie

Rhizoprionodon is a genus of requiem sharks, and part of the family Carcharhinidae, commonly known as sharpnose sharks because of their long, pointed snouts.
Species

Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837) (milk shark)
Rhizoprionodon lalandii (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Brazilian sharpnose shark)
Rhizoprionodon longurio (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Pacific sharpnose shark)
Rhizoprionodon oligolinx V. G. Springer, 1964 (grey sharpnose shark)
Rhizoprionodon porosus (Poey, 1861) (Caribbean sharpnose shark)
Rhizoprionodon taylori (Ogilby, 1915) (Australian sharpnose shark)
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae (J. Richardson, 1836) (Atlantic sharpnose shark)

See also

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List of sharks
List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera

References

Carrier, J.C.; J.A. Musick; M.R. Heithaus, eds. (2004). Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives. CRC Press. pp. 52–53. ISBN 0-8493-1514-X.