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Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Family: Carcharhinidae

English scientific description (Wikipedia)

The grey reef shark or gray reef shark 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. It has the typical "reef shark" shape, with a broad, round snout and large eyes. It can be distinguished from similar species by the plain or white-tipped first dorsal fin, the dark tips on the other fins, the broad, black rear margin on the tail fin, and the lack of a ridge between th

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Photos (8)

  • Grey Reef Shark

    المصوّر: erinwoodward · CC BY-NC 4.0

  • Grey Reef Shark

    المصوّر: Dwight Baker · CC BY-NC 4.0

  • Grey Reef Shark

    المصوّر: boussion_magali · CC BY-NC 4.0

  • Grey Reef Shark

    المصوّر: boussion_magali · CC BY-NC 4.0

  • Grey Reef Shark

    المصوّر: boussion_magali · CC BY-NC 4.0

  • Grey Reef Shark

    المصوّر: kirbymorejohn · CC BY-NC 4.0

  • Grey Reef Shark

    المصوّر: kirbymorejohn · CC BY-NC 4.0

  • Grey Reef Shark

    المصوّر: marcelllo · CC BY 4.0

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