Carcharhinidae

grey reef shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Patrolling the drop offs of coral reefs

• Black
• Gray
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Fusiform
• Large
• Tropical fish

The grey reef shark or gray reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, sometimes misspelled amblyrhynchus or amblyrhinchos) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae. One of the most common reef sharks in the Indo-Pacific, it is found as far east as Easter Island and as far west as South Africa. This species is most often seen in shallow water near the drop-offs of coral reefs.