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Carcharhinus natator Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 The blacktip shark ( Carcharhinus limbatus ) is a species of requiem shark , and part of the family Carcharhinidae. It is common to coastal tropical and subtropical waters around the world, including brackish habitats.
Subsequent authors moved the blacktip reef shark to the genus Carcharhinus; in 1965 the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature designated it as the type species for the genus. [3] In some earlier literature, the scientific name of this shark was mistakenly given as C. spallanzani , now recognized as a synonym of the spottail shark ...
Carcharhinus limbatus (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) Vulnerable 1.5 m (4.9 ft) maximum 2.6 m (8.5 ft) Oceanic whitetip shark: Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861) Critically endangered 3 m (9.8 ft) Hardnose shark: Carcharhinus macloti (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) Near threatened 1.1 m (3.6 ft) Blacktip reef shark: T Carcharhinus melanopterus
Carcharhinus leucas J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839 (bull shark) Carcharhinus limbatus J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839 (blacktip shark) Carcharhinus longimanus Poey, 1861 (oceanic whitetip shark) Carcharhinus macloti J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839 (hardnose shark) Carcharhinus melanopterus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (blacktip reef shark)
Appearance-wise this species is virtually identical to the common blacktip shark (C. limbatus), from which it can be reliably distinguished only by its lower vertebra number and by genetic markers. Generally reaching 1.5–1.8 m (4.9–5.9 ft) in length, it is a fairly stout-bodied, bronze-colored shark with a long snout and black-tipped fins.
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, Grey reef shark, (Carcharhinidae) Carcharhinus brevipinna, Spinner shark, (Carcharhinidae) Carcharhinus falciformis, Silky shark, (Carcharhinidae) Carcharhinus leucas, Bull shark, (Carcharhinidae) Carcharhinus limbatus, Blacktip shark, (Carcharhinidae) Carcharhinus longimanus, Oceanic whitetip shark, (Carcharhinidae)
Ground sharks, like this blacknose shark, have a nictitating membrane which can be drawn over the eye to protect it.. Carcharhiniformes / k ɑːr k ə ˈ r aɪ n ɪ f ɔːr m iː z /, the Requiem sharks, are the largest order of sharks, with over 270 species.
The blacknose shark (Carcharhinus acronotus) is a species of requiem shark, belonging to the family Carcharhinidae, common in the tropical and subtropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. [2] This species generally inhabits coastal seagrass , sand, or rubble habitats , with adults preferring deeper water than juveniles.