Photo Credit: John Carlson NOAA Fisheries, Copyrighted
Bignose Shark

Carcharhinus altimus (Springer 1950)

Family Carcharhinidae (Requiem Sharks)

Identification: A large, heavy-bodied cylindrical shark with a long, wide, and bluntly pointed snout, prominent nasal flaps, a distinguishingly prominent interdorsal ridge, pectoral and dorsal fins that are long and straight; the inner corners are blackish in [...]