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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. 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]

  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. 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).

  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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    The smoothtooth blacktip shark (Carcharhinus leiodon) is a species of requiem shark in the family Carcharhinidae. It is known only from the type specimen caught from the Gulf of Aden , off eastern Yemen , and a handful of additional specimens caught from the Persian Gulf , off Kuwait .

  8. 'The luckiest guy': Shark bite victim recounts his 'shredded ...

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    The report logged 82 shark attacks in Palm Beach County since 1882 and found that 15% of bites in Florida are from blacktip sharks. Palm Beach County has the third-most shark attacks since 1882 ...

  9. Wikipedia : Featured picture candidates/Blacktip reef shark

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    Original – Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) off Moʻorea, French Polynesia Reason High quality image. High EV. FP on Commons. Articles in which this image appears Blacktip reef shark FP category for this image Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish Creator Charlesjsharp