BLACKNOSE SHARK

Family Carcharhinidae, REQUIEM SHARKS
Carcharhinus acronotus

Description: distinctive dusky smudge at snout tip (more prominent in young); no dark tips on fins; pale olive-gray above, whitish below; 1st dorsal fin begins above rear corner of pectoral fin; no mid dorsal ridge; upper teeth very asymmetrical, those toward front coarsely serrated at base.

Size: to 1.5 m (5 ft.).

Where found: common in bays and lagoons.

*The Florida records quoted are from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and are not necessarily the most current ones. The records are provided as only as a benchmark.