Blacktip reef shark

Blacktip reef shark
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Carcharhinidae
Genus:	Carcharhinus
Species:	C. melanopterus
Binomial name
	Carcharhinus melanopterus; (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
	Range of the blacktip reef shark
Synonyms
	Carcharias elegans Ehrenberg, 1871; Carcharias marianensis Engelhardt, 1912; Carcharias melanopterus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824; Carcharias playfairii Günther, 1870; Squalus carcharias minor Forsskål, 1775; Squalus commersonii* Blainville, 1816; Squalus ustus* Duméril, 1824 * ambiguous synonym

The blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) is a species of shark, in the family Carcharhinidae. They live in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. They are found in shallow, inshore waters. They are usually 1.6 m (5.2 ft).

References

↑ Simpfendorfer, C.; Yuneni, R.R.; Tanay, D.; Seyha, L.; Haque, A.B.; Fahmi, Bin Ali, A.; , D.; Bineesh, K.K.; Gautama, D.A.; Maung, A.; Sianipar, A.; Utzurrum, J.A.T.; Vo, V.Q. (2020). "Carcharhinus melanopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T39375A58303674. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T39375A58303674.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] Simpfendorfer, C.; Yuneni, R.R.; Tanay, D.; Seyha, L.; Haque, A.B.; Fahmi, Bin Ali, A.; , D.; Bineesh, K.K.; Gautama, D.A.; Maung, A.; Sianipar, A.; Utzurrum, J.A.T.; Vo, V.Q. (2020). "Carcharhinus melanopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T39375A58303674. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T39375A58303674.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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