Hardnose shark

Description

The hardnose shark (Carcharhinus macloti) is a species of requiem shark,in the family Carcharhinidae,so named because of the heavily calcified cartilages in its snout.A small bronze-coloured shark reaching a length of 1.1 m (3.6 ft),it has a slender body and a long,pointed snout.Its two modestly sized dorsal fins have distinctively elongated rear tips.The hardnose shark is widely distributed in the western Indo-Pacific,from Kenya to southern China and northern Australia.It inhabits warm,shallow waters close to shore.