Blacktip reef shark
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The blacktip reef shark is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, which can be easily identified by the prominent black tips on its fins. Among the most abundant sharks inhabiting t
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Whitetip reef shark
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The whitetip reef shark is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae. It is the only extant species of genus Triaenodon. A small shark that does not usually exceed 1.6 m in length, this
Blacktip reef shark
…The maximum weight on record with the International Game Fish Association is 13.6 kg (30 lb). Along with the grey reef shark (C. amblyrhinchos) and the whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus), the blacktip reef shark is one of the three most common sharks inhabiting coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific. This species predominates…
Carcharhinus albimarginatus shark
The whitetip reef shark almost exclusively inhabits coral reefs
The "face" of a whitetip reef shark is distinctive, with a broad snout, tubular nasal flaps, and oval eyes with vertical pupils.
Whitetip reef sharks spend much of the day lying still on the bottom.