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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.
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).
The blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, which can be easily identified by the prominent black tips on its fins (especially on the first dorsal fin and its caudal fin).
Carcharhinus is the type genus of the family Carcharhinidae, the requiem sharks. One of 12 genera in its family, it contains over half of the species therein. One of 12 genera in its family, it contains over half of the species therein.
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)
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)
Blacktip shark, Carcharhinus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1839) [2] Oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861) (circumtropical, mainly oceanic-epipelagic) [2] Blacktip reef shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Indo-West and central Pacific from East Africa and the Red Sea to Hawaii and French Polynesia) [2]
Carcharhinus leiodon Garrick, 1985 (smooth-tooth blacktip shark) Carcharhinus leucas (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (bull shark) Carcharhinus limbatus (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (black-tip shark) Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861) (oceanic whitetip shark) Carcharhinus macloti (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (hard-nose shark)