Whitenose Shark
Nasolamia velox
- Endangered
- Card rarity: Epic
- Sharks and rays
The whitenose shark is a species of shark of the family Carcharhinidae. The only member of the genus Nasolamia, it is found in the tropical waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean between latitudes 31° N and 18° S, between depths of 15 to 200 m. It can grow up to a length of 1.5 m. The whitenose shark is viviparous, with five young in a litter, and a birth size around 53 cm.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Carcharhinidae
- Genus
- Nasolamia