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title: "Spadenose Shark"
description: "Scoliodon laticaudus — Pesci. The spadenose shark (Scoliodon laticaudus) is a species of requiem shark in the family Carcharhinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/spadenose-shark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spadenose Shark

> Scoliodon laticaudus — Pesci. The spadenose shark (Scoliodon laticaudus) is a species of requiem shark in the family Carcharhinidae.

- Scientific name: *Scoliodon laticaudus*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 135
- Wikidata: [Q920569](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q920569)
- iNaturalist taxon: [112329](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/112329)

## Names

- en: Spadenose Shark
- de: Spatennasenhai
- nl: Steeksnuithaai

## Countries with the most observations

IN (107), MY (4), BD (3)

## Summary

The spadenose shark (Scoliodon laticaudus) is a species of requiem shark in the family Carcharhinidae. It is common in the tropical Indian and western Pacific Oceans, where it forms large schools in shallow water. A small shark reaching a length of 74 cm (29 in), the spadenose shark is named for its distinctively flattened, triangular snout. It is a predator of small bony fishes and invertebrates. This species exhibits the most advanced mode of viviparity of any fish, in which the developed embryos form a highly complex placental connection to the mother at a very small size. Females breed year-round, giving birth…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/198477159

## Machine access

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