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  2. Blacktip reef shark - Wikipedia

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    The blacktip reef shark has also been known to become aggressive in the presence of bait, and may pose a threat while attempting to steal the catches of spear fishers. [3] The blacktip reef shark is a normal catch of coastal fisheries, such as those operating off Thailand and India, but is not targeted or considered commercially important. [9]

  3. Blacktip shark - Wikipedia

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    Blacktip sharks are one of the most important species to the northwestern Atlantic shark fishery, second only to the sandbar shark (C. plumbeus). The flesh is considered superior to that of the sandbar shark, resulting in the sandbar and other requiem shark species being sold under the name "blacktip shark" in the United States.

  4. Requiem shark - Wikipedia

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    Requiem sharks are sharks of the family Carcharhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes. They are migratory, live-bearing sharks of warm seas (sometimes of brackish or fresh water) and include such species as the bull shark, lemon shark, blacktip shark, and whitetip reef shark. Family members have the usual carcharhiniform characteristics.

  5. Here's how many shark bites have happened on the ... - AOL

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    He was bitten in the hand by a 4- to 5-foot-long blacktip reef shark while surfing the "Stuart Rocks" break. That encounter left him with 12 stitches and a cast. Here's what to know about shark ...

  6. Aerial view of sharks hunting as a group wins science ... - AOL

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    Albi studies interactions between blacktip reef sharks and baitfish schools, using drones to capture these interactions from above. "One of the main reasons animals group together is to avoid ...

  7. Blacktip sharks are swarming Florida's beaches - AOL

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    The sharks will typically first arrive in mid-January, but the waters off the coast of Palm Beach were empty until the end of the month. Blacktip sharks are swarming Florida's beaches Skip to main ...

  8. Smoothtooth blacktip shark - Wikipedia

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    Superficially, the smoothtooth blacktip shark resembles the blacktip reef shark (C. melanopterus). It is rather robust in build, with a short and blunt snout. The large nostrils are preceded by well-developed, triangular flaps of skin. The small, circular eyes are equipped with nictitating membranes. The mouth forms a wide arch and has very ...

  9. Australian blacktip shark - Wikipedia

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    The common blacktip shark (pictured) is nearly identical in appearance to the Australian blacktip shark. Physically, the Australian blacktip shark can only reliably be distinguished from the common blacktip shark by the number of vertebrae (174–182 total, 84–91 before the tail in C. tilstoni, 182–203 total, 94–102 before the tail in C. limbatus).