Daggernose shark
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| Genus: | Isogomphodon
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| Species: | I. oxyrhynchus
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| Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus | |
The daggernose shark, Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus, the only member of the genus Isogomphodon, is a shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic. The daggernose shark is also listed as critically endangered on the endangered species list.
See also
References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: p.560. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
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- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus". FishBase. May 2006 version.