Blacknose Shark

Blacknose Shark Fishing Information

source: myfwc.com
illustrations: Diane Rome Peebles

Description: distinctive dusky smudge at snout tip (more prominent in young); no dark tips on fins; pale olive-gray above, whitish below; 1st dorsal fin begins above rear corner of pectoral fin; no mid dorsal ridge; upper teeth very asymmetrical, those toward front coarsely serrated at base.

Size: to 1.5 m (5 ft.).

Where found: common in bays and lagoons.