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title: "Atlantic Sharpnose Shark"
description: "Rhizoprionodon terraenovae — Ryby. The Atlantic sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae) is a species of requiem shark in the family Carcharhinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/atlantic-sharpnose-shark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Atlantic Sharpnose Shark

> Rhizoprionodon terraenovae — Ryby. The Atlantic sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae) is a species of requiem shark in the family Carcharhinidae.

- Scientific name: *Rhizoprionodon terraenovae*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 1282
- Wikidata: [Q756958](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q756958)
- iNaturalist taxon: [111752](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/111752)

## Names

- en: Atlantic Sharpnose Shark
- de: Atlantischer Scharfnasenhai
- es: Cazón ley
- nl: Atlantische scherpsnuithaai

## Countries with the most observations

US (1057), MX (22)

## Summary

The Atlantic sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae) is a species of requiem shark in the family Carcharhinidae. It is found in the subtropical waters of the north-western Atlantic Ocean, between latitudes 43°N and 18°N.

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

## Photo

![Atlantic Sharpnose Shark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/atlantic-sharpnose-shark/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Hussey · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/83570381

## Machine access

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