---
title: "Grootsnuithaai"
description: "Carcharhinus altimus — Vissen. The bignose shark (Carcharhinus altimus) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/bignose-shark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grootsnuithaai

> Carcharhinus altimus — Vissen. The bignose shark (Carcharhinus altimus) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae.

- Scientific name: *Carcharhinus altimus*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 7
- Wikidata: [Q1118043](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1118043)
- iNaturalist taxon: [96746](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/96746)

## Names

- en: Bignose Shark
- de: Großnasenhai
- es: Tiburón narizón
- fr: Requin babosse
- nl: Grootsnuithaai

## Summary

The bignose shark (Carcharhinus altimus) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae. Distributed worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters, this migratory shark frequents deep waters around the edges of the continental shelf. It is typically found at depths of 90–430 m (300–1,410 ft), though at night it may move towards the surface or into shallower water. The bignose shark is plain-colored and grows to at least 2.7–2.8 m (8.9–9.2 ft) in length. It has a long, broad snout with prominent nasal skin flaps, and tall, triangular upper teeth. Its pectoral fins are long and almost straight, and there…

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

## Photo

![Grootsnuithaai](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bignose-shark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Apex Predators Program, NOAA/NEFSC, bilinen telif kısıtlaması yok (genel kullanıma açık) · Public domain · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/96746

## Machine access

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