Australian blacktip shark

Carcharhinus tilstoni

Biochemistry and vertebral counts reveal this lookalike

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

Australian blacktip shark is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 200 cm.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Ground Sharks
Family: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Carcharhinus
Body shape: fusiform