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  2. Blacktip shark - Wikipedia

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    The pelvic fins and rarely the anal fin may also be black-tipped. The first dorsal fin and the upper lobe of the caudal fin typically have black edges. [3] Some larger individuals have unmarked or nearly unmarked fins. [5] Blacktip sharks can temporarily lose almost all their colors during blooms, or "whitings", of coccolithophores. [11]

  3. Blacktip reef shark - Wikipedia

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    Blacktip reef sharks at Aldabra tend to be more mobile than those at Palmyra, with recorded individual movements of up to 2.5 km (1.6 mi) over 7 hours. [13] Blacktip reef sharks, particularly small individuals, fall prey to larger fishes, including groupers, grey reef sharks, tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier), and

  4. Australian blacktip shark - Wikipedia

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    The Australian blacktip shark is bronze above (gray after death) and whitish below, with a pale stripe on the flanks. Some individuals have black tips on all fins, while others have unmarked pelvic and anal fins. It typically reaches 1.5–1.8 m (4.9–5.9 ft) long; the maximum length and weight on record are 2.0 m (6.6 ft) and 52 kg (115 lb).

  5. These fish are the best and worst for your health, say experts

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    "Shark is very high in mercury, which is a neurotoxin. It should be avoided completely by pregnant women and children. Further, the population of sharks is also declining," said Wright.

  6. Spinner shark - Wikipedia

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    The spinner shark resembles a larger version of the blacktip shark (C. limbatus), with a slender body, long snout, and black-marked fins. This species can be distinguished from the blacktip shark by the first dorsal fin, which has a different shape and is placed further back, and by the black tip on the anal fin (in adults only). It attains a ...

  7. Reef shark - Wikipedia

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    This article lists several species of reef-associated sharks which are known by the common name reef sharks. In the Indian and Pacific Oceans: Blacktip reef shark; Grey reef shark; Whitetip reef shark; In the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans: Galapagos shark; In the Atlantic Ocean: Caribbean reef shark

  8. 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 ...

  9. Convincing sharks that surfers aren't seals might be the way ...

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    For sharks looking up from the waters’ murky depths, it can be hard to tell what humans are. On the backs of surfboards, surfers appear like seals. In confusion and hunger, ...