Sharpnose shark
Rhizoprionodon porosus (Poey, 1861)
Status not recordedsharks and rays
The sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon porosus) is a species in the family Carcharhinidae, order Carcharhiniformes.
No freely licensed photo yet
Quick facts about the sharpnose shark
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the sharpnose shark live?
Not recorded
Is the sharpnose shark endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the sharpnose shark classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classElasmobranchii
- orderCarcharhiniformes
- familyCarcharhinidae
- genusRhizoprionodon
- SpeciesRhizoprionodon porosus (Poey, 1861)
Synonyms Rhizopriodon porosus, Squalus porosus
Other names and names in other languages (22)
- Caribbean sharpnose sharkEnglish
- žralok karibskýCzech
- Caribisk spidssnudet hajDanish
- Karibischer ScharfnasenhaiGerman
- cazón de leySpanish
- nokkahaiFinnish
- Requin-aiguille antillaisFrench
- Squalo dal naso a punta caribicoItalian
- カリブヒラガシラJapanese
- Caribische scherpsnuithaaiDutch
- Tribon muláPapiamento
- FrangoPortuguese
- Карибская длиннорылая акулаRussian
- cazón antillanoSpanish
- Cazon de PlayaSpanish
- cazón de playa (Cuba)Spanish
- Cazón Picudo AntillanoSpanish
- Tiburón cazón antillanoSpanish
- Tiburón tolloSpanish
- Requin aiguille antillaisFrench
- Cação-figuinhoPortuguese
- Cação-rabo-secoPortuguese
Relatives of the sharpnose shark
Other species in the same genus Rhizoprionodon.
Fish shark
Rhizoprionodon acutus
Atlantic sharpnose shark
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Brazilian sharpnose shark
Rhizoprionodon lalandii
Grey sharpnose shark
Rhizoprionodon oligolinx
Taylors shark
Rhizoprionodon taylori
Pacific sharpnose shark
Rhizoprionodon longurio
CompareSharpnose shark vs Fish sharkSharpnose shark vs Atlantic sharpnose sharkSharpnose shark vs Brazilian sharpnose sharkSharpnose shark vs Grey sharpnose shark
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the sharpnose shark?
The sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon porosus) belongs to the family Carcharhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - LepTraits 1.0: a globally comprehensive dataset of butterfly traits · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Shirey, V., Larsen, E., Doherty, A. et al. (2022) LepTraits 1.0: a globally comprehensive dataset of butterfly traits. Scientific Data 9: 382. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01473-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.19874602.v1 - Northwestern European arthropod life histories and ecological traits (raw datasets) · CC BY 4.0 · 2024-12-17
Logghe, G., Batsleer, F., Maes, D. et al. (2025) An in-depth dataset of northwestern European arthropod life histories and ecological traits. Biodiversity Data Journal 13: e146785. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e146785. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13379714 - ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles · CC BY 4.0 · v1-2
Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4 - Sharkipedia: a curated open access database of shark and ray life history traits · CC BY 4.0 · 1.0-2022-06-17
Mull, C.G., Pacoureau, N., Pardo, S.A. et al. (2022) Sharkipedia: a curated open access database of shark and ray life history traits and abundance time-series. Scientific Data 9: 559. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01655-1. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6656525 - SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits · CC0 1.0 · 1.0-dryad-v5
Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b - TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe · CC BY 4.0 · 2.0
Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
Embed a card for this animal on your own site
Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.
CreatureData. (2026). Sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon porosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sharpnose-shark
“Sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon porosus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sharpnose-shark.
@misc{sharpnose_shark_2026,
title = {Sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon porosus)},
author = {{CreatureData}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sharpnose-shark},
note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}