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    Gray Reef Shark

    Gray Reef Shark

    Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

    Sharks & Rays
    Endangered

    The Gray Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) is recorded at 26 diving areas across 19 countries, most often around Rowley Shoals, Aldabra & Outer Islands and Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 4 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Christmas IslandAustralia
    Occasionally seen here
    Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia
    Occasionally seen here
    Coral SeaAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    Rowley ShoalsAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    FakaravaFrench Polynesia
    Occasionally seen here
    Christmas Island (Kiritimati)Kiribati
    Rarely seen here
    Bikini AtollMarshall Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Majuro AtollMarshall Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    Chuuk (Truk) LagoonMicronesia
    Regularly seen here
    YapMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    Niue West CoastNiue
    Rarely seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Occasionally seen here
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    Milne BayPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Occasionally seen here
    Gizo & Western ProvinceSolomon Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Iron Bottom SoundSolomon Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Funafuti AtollTuvalu
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Tofo & InhambaneMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Occasionally seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Regularly seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Occasionally seen here
    Southeast Asia
    Lombok & Gili IslandsIndonesia
    Rarely seen here
    Mabul & KapalaiMalaysia
    Rarely seen here
    Tubbataha ReefPhilippines
    Occasionally seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderCarcharhiniformes
    FamilyCarcharhinidae
    GenusCarcharhinus

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