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Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
(Gray reef shark)
(Bleeker, 1856)
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Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
(Gray reef shark) [Illustration
by Ann Hecht ©] |
Identification
A moderate-sized stout grey shark with a
moderately long, broadly rounded snout, round eyes, narrow-cusped
teeth, no interdorsal ridge, white tip on 1st dorsal fin, black tips
on 2nd dorsal and anal fin, and a conspicuous broad black band on
rear edge of caudal fin.
Size
To 1.7 m TL.
Range
East coast,
northern Natal and Mozambique; western Indian Ocean and Red Sea.
Habitat
Coastal, from close inshore to 140 m, often on coral reefs.
Biology
Bears 1 to 4 young. Feeds on small fish, squid and octopi.
Human Impact
Harasses divers with speared fish. Caught by shore and skiboat anglers.
Text by Leonard J.V. Compagno, David A. Ebert
and Malcolm J. Smale
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