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title: "Blacknose Shark"
description: "Carcharhinus acronotus — Fish. The blacknose shark (Carcharhinus acronotus) is a species of requiem shark, belonging to the family Carcharhinidae, common in the tropical and subtropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/blacknose-shark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blacknose Shark

> Carcharhinus acronotus — Fish. The blacknose shark (Carcharhinus acronotus) is a species of requiem shark, belonging to the family Carcharhinidae, common in the tropical and subtropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean.

- Scientific name: *Carcharhinus acronotus*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 304
- Wikidata: [Q1419686](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1419686)
- iNaturalist taxon: [96745](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/96745)

## Names

- en: Blacknose Shark
- de: Schwarznasenhai
- es: Tiburón cangüay
- fr: Requin nez noir
- nl: Zwartsnuithaai
- pt: Tubarão-de-focinho-negro

## Countries with the most observations

US (199), BL (34), BS (6), VI (6), MX (3)

## Summary

The blacknose shark (Carcharhinus acronotus) is a species of requiem shark, belonging to the family Carcharhinidae, common in the tropical and subtropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. This species generally inhabits coastal seagrass, sand, or rubble habitats, with adults preferring deeper water than juveniles. A small shark typically measuring 1.3 m (4.3 ft) long, the blacknose has a typical streamlined "requiem shark" shape with a long, rounded snout, large eyes, and a small first dorsal fin. Its common name comes from a characteristic black blotch on the tip of its snout, though this may be indistinct in…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacknose_shark

## Photo

![Blacknose Shark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blacknose-shark/medium.jpg)

Photo: SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blacknose_shark_nmfs.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blacknose-shark?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).