Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Gray Reef Shark
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Gray Reef Shark
Category: Requiem Sharks
Scientific Name: Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Size: Up to 7 ft. (2.2 m)  
Depth: 10-250 ft. (3-75 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia, Hawaii, French Polynesia
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. amblyrhynchos (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217337🔗
iNaturalist ID: 67970🔗

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