Carcharhinus altimus
Bignose shark
Conservation status
Near threatened.
Categories and criteria of the IUCN Red List:
Fun facts
It swims in deep waters during the day, and moves up closer to the surface during the night.
It can measure up to 10 feet long, and live up to 21 years.
General aspects
Of a robust body with a long, wide, and slightly pointy snout. Its eyes are round and its body is grey, turning white towards its ventral side.
It feeds on fish, rays and common cuttlefish, but can also eat other sharks.
It usually lingers in uneven, fractured seabeds.