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Common Names: Black Tip Reef Shark, Blackfin
Scientific Name: Carcharhinus melanopterus
Size: Up to 1.8m
Found in: Indo-Australian Pacific to Central Pacific waters
Population Status: Lower Risk of becoming vulnerable (IUCN 2007)
Tooth Shape:
Reproduction:
Viviparous - Give birth to live young.
Gestation is around 10-12 months. Females give birth in late spring and early summer to 1-10 pups. Birthing occurs in inshore estuarine nursery grounds where the young remain for the first few years of their lives.
Interesting Facts:
The Black Tip Reef Shark is a targeted species in a number of commercial fisheries, including the longline fishery off the south-east coast of the U.S. This species comprises around 7% of the catch.
© Randy Wilder
