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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

VUVulnerableIUCN Red List, 2020
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LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
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@fishx6 · Mirihi Island Resort, Maldives · February 20071 / 3

Showing details for the juvenile stage. Switch stages to see how it differs.

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Overview

Juveniles at the seashore, corralling tiny fish to eat.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
black tips
Behaviour
loose groupssolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Indo-Pacific, Mediterranean
  • Country only · 3
RANGE
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Juvenile photos 3

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    ALL STAGES
    FOR THE MARINE-BIOLOGY CURIOUS

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classElasmobranchii
    4. orderCarcharhiniformes
    5. familyCarcharhinidae
    6. genusCarcharhinus
    7. speciesCarcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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