Family Carcharhinidae Higher classification Requiem shark Rank Genus Subclass Elasmobranchii | Superorder Selachimorpha Scientific name Rhizoprionodon Phylum Chordata | |
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Lower classifications Atlantic sharpnose shark, Milk shark, Caribbean sharpnose shark, Brazilian sharpnose shark, Pacific sharpnose shark |
Rhizoprionodon is a genus of requiem sharks, and part of the family Carcharhinidae, commonly known as sharpnose sharks because of their long, pointed snouts.

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