Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Common Blacktip Shark
Carcharhinus limbatus
Common Blacktip Shark
Category: Requiem Sharks
Scientific Name: Carcharhinus limbatus
Size: Up to 5 ft. (1.5 m)  
Depth: 0-150 ft. (0-45 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum) Cartilaginous Fishes
  └Elasmobranchii (Class) Sharks and Rays
   └Selachii (Infraclass) Sharks
    └Carcharhiniformes (Order) Ground Sharks
     └Carcharhinidae (Family) Requiem Sharks
      └Carcharhinus (Genus)
       └C. limbatus (Species)

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