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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Negaprion brevirostris (Poey, 1868) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Cuba, western Atlantic. |
| Synonym(s) | Apriondon brevirostris, Carcharias fronto, Hypoprion brevirostris, Negaprion fronto |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 3400mm or 133.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean; also in Gulf of Mexico. Northeast Atlantic: Senegal, Côte d"Ivoire and probably wide-ranging off West Africa, but this requires confirmation. Eastern Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California to Ecuador. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2, pp 451, Pl. 4 (figs. 5-6, 20). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up N. brevirostris on Fishbase |
 | Look up N. brevirostris on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up N. brevirostris on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:28.143.1493.8439 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:07 (species record created: 2021 Dec 24 04:21) |