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The gray reef shairk (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, whiles misspellt amblyrhynchus or amblyrhinchos)[2] is a speshies o requiem shairk, in the faimily Carcharhinidae. Ane o the maist common reef shairks in the Indo-Paceefic, it is foond as far east as Easter Island an as far wast as Sooth Africae. This species is maist aften seen in shallae watter near the drop-affs o coral reefs. The grey reef shairk haes the teepical "reef shark" shape, wi a broad, roond snoot an lairge een. This species can be distinguisht frae similar species bi the plain or white-tippit first dorsal fin, the dairk tips on the ither fins, the broad, black rear margin on the tail fin, an the lack o ridge atween the dorsal fins. Maist indwallers are less nor 1.9 m (6.2 ft) lang.
Gray reef shark | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kinrick: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Cless: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Faimily: | Carcharhinidae |
Genus: | Carcharhinus |
Species: | C. amblyrhynchos |
Binomial name | |
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856) | |
Range o the gray reef shark | |
Synonyms | |
Carcharias amblyrhynchos Bleeker, 1856 |
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