Nasolamia velox (Gilbert, 1898)

Whitenose shark

Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Classification	Elasmobranchii \| Carcharhiniformes \| Carcharhinidae
Synonyms	Carcharhinus velox, ... more
Common names	Requin nez blanc, Cazón trompa blanca, Requiem shark, ... more

You can sponsor this page

Upload your photos and videos
| All pictures | Google image |

Image of Nasolamia velox (Whitenose shark)

Picture by FAO

Add your observation in Fish Watcher

This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed.

AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

Main reference

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. (Ref. 244)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 150 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 244)

Length at first maturity

, range 90 -

Environment

Demersal; marine; depth range 15 - 192 m, usually 15 - 24 m (Ref. 9253)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 31°N - 18°S

Eastern Pacific: Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California to Peru.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Found inshore and offshore on the continental shelves. Feeds on small bony fish, including anchovies, and crabs. Viviparous, with 5 young in a litter. Size at birth about 53 cm. Not known to have attacked people. Utilized fresh and frozen for human consumption and processed for fishmeal.


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial


More information
Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration	Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Eggs Egg development	Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance	Other references Biblio Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Allele frequencies Heritability Diseases Processing	Collaborators Pictures Stamps Sounds Ciguatera Speed Swim. type Gill area Otoliths Brains Vision

Tools
Biogeographic modelling \| E-book \| Field guide \| Length-frequency wizard \| Life-history tool \| Point map

Special reports
Check for Aquarium maintenance \| Check for Species Fact Sheets \| Check for Aquaculture Fact Sheets

Download XML
Summary page \| Point data \| Common names \| Photos

Internet sources

Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 1.0000

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=5)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
High vulnerability (58 of 100)	Medium

Entered by Carpenter, Kent E.

Modified by Binohlan, Crispina B.

Back to Search

Fish Forum

Comments & Corrections

Sign our Guest Book

PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function generateRandomSpecies() in D:\fishbaseweb\Summary\SpeciesSummary.php on line 1897