Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Blacktip Reef Shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus
Blacktip Reef Shark
Category: Requiem Sharks
Scientific Name: Carcharhinus melanopterus
Size: Up to 5 ft. (1.6 m)  
Depth: 0-200 ft. (0-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Elasmobranchii (Class)
   └Selachii (Infraclass)
    └Carcharhiniformes (Order)
     └Carcharhinidae (Family)
      └Carcharhinus (Genus)
       └C. melanopterus (Species)

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