Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific 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) 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. melanopterus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 105795🔗
iNaturalist ID: 67964🔗

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