The Caribbean sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon porosus) is a requiem shark, and part of the family Carcharhinidae.
It is found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean, between latitudes 28ð N and 40ð S, from the surface to a depth of 500 m.
The maximum reported size for the Caribbean sharpnose shark is . The average adult size appears to be about . Both sexes seem to reach maturity at about in length, and just over 2 years old. The life span is estimated to be about 8âÂÂ10 years old.
The species was once confused as being the same species as the Atlantic sharpnose shark - however difference in vertebra counts indicate that it is a separate species.
Reproduction and litter size is similar to those of the Atlantic sharpnose shark.