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  2. Blacktip shark - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. 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).

  4. Carcharhinus - Wikipedia

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    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 (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Vulnerable 1.6 m (5.2 ft) maximum 1.8 m (5.9 ft) Dusky shark: Carcharhinus obscurus

  5. Florida man bitten twice by shark at same beach over a ... - AOL

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    While the odds of being bitten by a shark are remarkably low-1 in 4.3 million, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History-one Stuart, Florida, man has beaten those odds twice in just over ...

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

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    Posted by FAU Shark Migration on Friday, February 12, 2016 But just in case you're afraid the influx of sharks might spoil your Palm Beach vacation, Dr. Kajiura said the blacktip sharks are ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. 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]

  9. List of threatened sharks - Wikipedia

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    FAO (2000) Conservation and Management of Sharks Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries, Rome. ISBN 92-5-104514-3.; Fowler SL, Cavanagh RD, Camhi M, Burgess GH, Cailliet GM, Fordham SV, Simpfendorfer CA and Musick JA (comp. and ed.) (2005) Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras: The Status of the Chondrichthyan Fishes IUCN Shark Specialist Group, Status Survey.