Finetooth shark: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the finetooth shark lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Carcharhinus isodon
Group	Sharks
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Carcharhiniformes
Family	Carcharhinidae

Where does the finetooth shark live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the finetooth shark in 1 country or territory across North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the finetooth shark endangered?

The finetooth shark’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the finetooth shark?

The finetooth shark (Carcharhinus isodon) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Carcharhiniformes and the family Carcharhinidae, genus Carcharhinus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the finetooth shark

The finetooth shark (Carcharhinus isodon) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, found in the western Atlantic Ocean, from North Carolina to Brazil. It forms large schools in shallow, coastal waters, and migrates seasonally following warm water. A relatively small, slender-bodied shark, the finetooth shark can be identified by its needle-like teeth, dark blue-gray dorsal coloration, and long gill slits. It attains a maximum length of 1.9 m (6.2 ft). The diet of this species consists primarily of small bony fishes, in particular menhaden. Like other members of its family, it is viviparous with females giving birth to two to six pups in estuarine nursery areas every other year.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Finetooth shark (revision 1366344872), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q979951 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).