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    Blacktip shark

    Blacktip shark

    Carcharhinus limbatus

    Sharks & Rays
    Vulnerable

    The Blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) is recorded at 40 diving areas across 27 countries, most often around Florida Keys, Sydney & New South Wales and KwaZulu-Natal.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 9 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Sydney & New South WalesAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Caribbean
    BiminiBahamas
    Regularly seen here
    Nassau & New ProvidenceBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    Salt Island & Cooper IslandBritish Virgin Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Virgin Gorda & AnegadaBritish Virgin Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Diamond RockMartinique
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-PierreMartinique
    Rarely seen here
    Fajardo & East CoastPuerto Rico
    Rarely seen here
    La PargueraPuerto Rico
    Rarely seen here
    Rincon & West CoastPuerto Rico
    Rarely seen here
    TobagoTrinidad & Tobago
    Rarely seen here
    St. CroixUS Virgin Islands
    Rarely seen here
    St. Thomas & St. JohnUS Virgin Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Central America
    Lighthouse ReefBelize
    Occasionally seen here
    Turneffe AtollBelize
    Rarely seen here
    Cocos IslandCosta Rica
    Rarely seen here
    Caribbean CoastGuatemala
    Occasionally seen here
    UtilaHonduras
    Occasionally seen here
    Bocas del ToroPanama
    Occasionally seen here
    Coiba National ParkPanama
    Occasionally seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    North Malé AtollMaldives
    Occasionally seen here
    South Malé AtollMaldives
    Occasionally seen here
    Vaavu AtollMaldives
    Rarely seen here
    Tofo & InhambaneMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Rarely seen here
    São ToméSão Tomé & Príncipe
    Rarely seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Rarely seen here
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Occasionally seen here
    KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa
    Regularly seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Occasionally seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderCarcharhiniformes
    FamilyCarcharhinidae
    GenusCarcharhinus

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