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    Blacktip reef shark

    Blacktip reef shark

    Carcharhinus melanopterus

    Sharks & Rays
    Vulnerable

    The Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) is recorded at 44 diving areas across 31 countries, most often around Aldabra & Outer Islands, Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon and Fakarava.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 7 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Christmas IslandAustralia
    Occasionally seen here
    Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia
    Occasionally seen here
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Caribbean
    Long IslandBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    Salt Island & Cooper IslandBritish Virgin Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Virgin Gorda & AnegadaBritish Virgin Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Fajardo & East CoastPuerto Rico
    Rarely seen here
    St. Thomas & St. JohnUS Virgin Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Central America
    Cocos IslandCosta Rica
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    FakaravaFrench Polynesia
    Regularly seen here
    RangiroaFrench Polynesia
    Regularly 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
    Occasionally seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Rarely seen here
    Milne BayPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    Gizo & Western ProvinceSolomon Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Iron Bottom SoundSolomon Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    Ha'apai GroupTonga
    Rarely seen here
    Funafuti AtollTuvalu
    Rarely seen here
    Espiritu SantoVanuatu
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    LakshadweepIndia
    Rarely seen here
    Diani Beach & South CoastKenya
    Rarely seen here
    North Ari AtollMaldives
    Rarely seen here
    South Ari AtollMaldives
    Rarely seen here
    Vaavu AtollMaldives
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Rarely seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Frequently seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderCarcharhiniformes
    FamilyCarcharhinidae
    GenusCarcharhinus

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