Atlantic Sharpnose Shark Tooth
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Markings and exact colorations may vary.
A tiny, strongly angled tooth with a hooked tip, from Florida's smallest common coastal shark.
- Typical size
- 0.2–0.5 in
- How often it turns up
- Very common but easy to overlook
- Collecting
- Usually legal to collect
- Handling
- Sharp edges
Loose teeth on the beach are fine to keep.
Small but sharp — handle carefully.
How to tell it apart
- Very small, under half an inch
- Strongly slanted, hooked crown
- Deep notch on the trailing edge
Where to find these in Florida
Beaches rated very good or excellent for shark teeth. Each page shows today’s score, the best window and access details.
- Caspersen Beach · Venice
- Englewood Beach (Chadwick Park) · Englewood
- Fort Clinch State Park · Fernandina Beach
- Lighthouse Point Park · Ponce Inlet
- Stump Pass Beach State Park · Englewood
- Turner Beach · Captiva
- Venice Beach · Venice
- Amelia Island State Park · Amelia Island
- Anastasia State Park · St. Augustine
- Bethune Beach · New Smyrna Beach
- Brohard Paw Park · Venice
- Crescent Beach · St. Augustine
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Commonly confused with
Angel Shark ToothSquatina species
Sharpnose teeth lean to one side and have a notch on the outer edge. An angel shark tooth has one long pointed cusp standing on a broad base.
More shark teeth in the field guide
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