The whitenose shark (Nasolamia velox) is a species of shark of the family Carcharhinidae. The only member of the genus Nasolamia, it is found in the tropical waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean between latitudes 31° N and 18° S, between depths of 15 to 200 m. It can grow up to a length of 1.5 m. The whitenose shark is viviparous, with five young in a litter, and a birth size around 53 cm.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Carcharhinidae |
| Genus: | Nasolamia Compagno & Garrick, 1983 |
| Species: | N. velox
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| Nasolamia velox (C. H. Gilbert, 1898)
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Carcharhinus velox Gilbert, 1898 | |
References
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- ^ Pollom, R.; Avalos, C.; Bizzarro, J.; Burgos-Vázquez, M.I.; Cevallos, A.; Espinoza, M.; González, A.; Herman, K.; Mejía-Falla, P.A.; Navia, A.F.; Pérez Jiménez, J.C.; Sosa-Nishizaki, O.; Velez-Zuazo, X. (2020). "Nasolamia velox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161355A124470861. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161355A124470861.en. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nasolamia velox". FishBase. May 2006 version.