Blacknose shark
Carcharhinus acronotus
Category: Sharks & Rays
IUCN Conservation Status: EN - Endangered - facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Carcharhinidae
- Genus
- Carcharhinus
Where to Find
Found in 13 diving areas across 9 countries and 3 regions.
- Bimini, Bahamas - 2 records
- Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 1 records
- Virgin Gorda & Anegada, British Virgin Islands - 1 records
- Carriacou, Grenada - 2 records
- Southwest Coast, Grenada - 2 records
- Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 1 records
- St. Vincent, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - 2 records
- Tobago Cays, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - 2 records
- St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 1 records
- Florida Keys, United States - 6371 records
- Florida Springs, United States - 15 records
- Salvador & Bahia, Brazil - 1 records
- Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia - 1 records