Grey reef shark
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
EndangeredPhoto: Richard Ling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Fishcarnivore
The gray reef shark is a sleek, medium-sized shark often spotted near coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific. It’s known for its broad snout, large eyes, and a distinctive black edge on its tail fin. These sharks prefer shallow waters, especially around reef drop-offs.
- It grows up to 1.88 meters long.
- Its first dorsal fin is plain or white-tipped.
- It lacks a ridge between its dorsal fins.
OceanCoral reefAsiaAfricaAustralia
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- Classification
- Fish
- Scientific name
- Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
- Habitat
- Ocean, Coral reef
- Regions in this directory
- Asia, Africa, Australia
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- medium
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered (EN)