ADW: Rhizoprionodon acutus: CLASSIFICATION

Rhizoprionodon acutusBlacktip shark(Also: Grey dog shark; Little blue shark; Milk shark; Walbeehm's sharp-nosed shark)

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
- Eumetazoametazoans
  - Bilateriabilaterally symmetrical animals
    - Deuterostomiadeuterostomes
      - PhylumChordatachordates
        Craniatacraniates
        SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
        SuperclassGnathostomatajawed vertebrates
        ClassChondrichthyesrays, sharks, and relatives
        Elasmobranchii
        OrderCarcharhiniformes
        FamilyCarcharhinidaeRequiem sharks
        GenusRhizoprionodon
        SpeciesRhizoprionodon acutusBlacktip shark

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KingdomAnimaliaanimals
PhylumChordatachordates
SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
ClassChondrichthyesrays, sharks, and relatives
OrderCarcharhiniformes
FamilyCarcharhinidaeRequiem sharks
GenusRhizoprionodon
SpeciesRhizoprionodon acutusBlacktip shark

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Rhizoprionodon acutusBlacktip shark(Also: Grey dog shark; Little blue shark; Milk shark; Walbeehm's sharp-nosed shark)

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