Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Nasolamia velox
cazón, cazón trompa blanca, pico blanco, tiburón coyotito, Whitenose shark
Feeds on small bony fish, including anchovies, and crabs. Viviparous.
Tropical(31°N-18°S)
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Carcharhiniformes
Family
Carcharhinidae
Genus
Nasolamia
Species
velox
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Nasolamia velox", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12800. Accessed 1 November 2026.