Blacktip Reef Shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus
Also known as: Black-fin Reef Shark, Black-finned Shark, Blacktip Shark, Black-tipped Reef Shark, Black Tips Nilow, Ground Shark
- Black-fin Reef Shark
- Black-finned Shark
- Blacktip Shark
- Black-tipped Reef Shark
- Black Tips Nilow
- Ground Shark
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Overview
Found singly or in shivers often over intertidal zones, near mangroves, reef drop-offs and off-shore moving in and out with the tides.
Widespread Eastern Mediterranean, Indo-Pacific
Not considered dangerous.
However Requiem Sharks have some of the most potentially dangerous sharks in their family and are responsible for over half of shark attacks. They can also be difficult to identify!
How to identify
- Fins & Tail
- black fin tips
- Behaviour
- loose groupssolitary
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Habitat & where to find it
Where the adult stage lives, and where its photos were taken.
- Range · Indo-Pacific, Mediterranean
- Exact location · 5
- Country only · 13
Found singly or in shivers often over intertidal zones, near mangroves, reef drop-offs and off-shore moving in and out with the tides.
Adult photos 18
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