who described it first?
Felipe Poey
Taxonomy and phylogeny
The Cuban naturalist Felipe Poey published the first description of the blacknose shark in 1860 as "Squalus acronotus", in his "Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba". 
what is the scientific name of blacknose shark? Carcharhinus acronotus where is it commonly found? Tropical and subtropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean
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Taxonomy and phylogeny Taxonomy and phylogeny Taxonomy and phylogeny
The Cuban naturalist Felipe Poey published the first description of the blacknose shark in 1860 as "Squalus acronotus", in his "Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba".  The Cuban naturalist Felipe Poey published the first description of the blacknose shark in 1860 as "Squalus acronotus", in his "Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba". The Cuban naturalist Felipe Poey 
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Blacknose shark [SEP] Taxonomy and phylogeny
The Cuban naturalist Felipe Poey published the first description of the blacknose shark in 1860 as "Squalus acronotus", in his "Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba". Later authors moved this species to the genus "Carcharhinus". The type specimen was a 98-cm (3.2-ft)-long male caught off Cuba. Based on morphological data, Jack Garrick suggested in 1982 that the blacknose shark has a sister relationship to a group containing the whitecheek shark ("C. dussumieri") and the blackspot shark ("C. sealei"), while Leonard Compagno proposed in 1988 that this shark belongs in a group with five other species, including the silky shark ("C.