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blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
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Ecological Illustration of blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
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Carcharhinidae

blacktip reef shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

Dark fin tips circling tropical coral reefs

  • Black
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

blacktip reef shark is known around Indo-Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 200 cm.

Body shape
fusiform
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