Blacktail reef shark

*ambiguous synonym

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The Blacktail reef shark lives in the reef-associated, oceanodromous, marine, depth range 0 - 1000 m , usually 0 - 280 m environment.

The blacktail reef shark is now considered the same species as the grey reef shark. Dutch ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker first described the grey reef shark in 1856 as Carcharias (Prionodon) amblyrhynchos, in the scientific journal Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indië. More

The Blacktail reef shark is often confused with the Grey reef shark (Carcharinus amblyrhynchos) which is one of the most common reef sharks of the Pacific Ocean and not found in the northern or western Indian ocean and Red Sea, although the two species may More

blacktail reef shark (Carcharinus wheeleri) is a medium sized reef shark of up to 180 cm in length. More

The Blacktail reef shark has a white tip on its first dorsal fin. More

No image of Blacktail reef shark found in the Shark Database Range Map Earth Map Systematics Phylum: Vertebates (Chordata) Class: Carlilagenous Fishes (Chondrichthyes) Order: Ground sharks (Carcharhiniformes) More

was unable to find a blacktail reef shark? I am also not sure what you mean by *small grey*s*? If you believe these are grey reef sharks, then again not correct, as I have seen grey reefs before and these are way too big and *dull* to be grey reef sharks. More

Common names

'Anga in Tongan
Bagea totoho in Gela
Black fin reef shark in English
Black-vee whaler in English
blacktail reef shark in English
blacktip reef shark in English
Bronze whaler in English
Cá M?p ch?m in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Cá Mập chấm in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos in Italian (Italiano)
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos in Spanish (español)
Chalarm Nah-moo in Thai (ไทย)
Cucut lanjaman in Jawa
Dagsit in French (français)
Fowler's whaler shark in English
Grå revhaj in Danish (dansk)
Grå revhaj in Swedish (Svenska)
graceful shark in English
Graceful whaler shark in English
Grauer Riffhai in German (Deutsch)
Gray reef shark in English
grey reef shark in English
Grey shark in English
Grey whaler shark in English
Gri resif köpekbalığı in Turkish (Türkçe)
Grijze rifhaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Grys rifhaai in Afrikaans
Guliman in Guugu Yimidhirr
Hiu lanyam in Jawa
Hiu lonjor in Bali
Ikan yu in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Jarjur in Arabic (‫العربية)
Kortneus-swartsterthaai in Afrikaans
Longnose blacktail shark in English
mago in Niuean
Malie-aloalo in Samoan (gagana fa'a Samoa)
Mano in Hawaiian
Marracho enlutado in Portuguese (Português)
Merak bulu in Bali
Nga-man-nee in Burmese (ဗမာစာ)
Oguro-Mejirozame in Japanese (日本語)
Oguromejiro zame in Japanese (日本語)
Pako mej in Marshall
Pako mej in Marshallese (Kajin M̧ajeļ)
Pating in Tagalog
Qio dravu in Fijian (vosa Vakaviti)
qio rewasaqa in Fijian (vosa Vakaviti)
Raira in Tahitian (Reo Mā`ohi)
Žralok cernolemý in Czech (česky)
Requin à queue noire in French (français)
Requin bar in French (français)
Requin blanc in French (français)
Requin dagsit in French (français)
Requin gris in Creole, French
Requin gris in Creoles and Pidgins, French
Requin gris in French (français)
Requin Gris de récif in French (français)
School shark in English
Shark in English
Shortnose blacktail shark in English
Tauró de cua negra in Catalan (Català)
Te alava in Tuvaluan
Te bakoanimarawa in Gilbertese
Te bakoanimarawa in Kiribati
Te bakoanimarawa in Tuvaluan
Tiburón coralero rabinegro in Spanish (español)
Tiburón de arrecifes in Spanish (español)
Vah boa miyaru in Unknown
Whaler shark in English
Yu in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Žralok cernolemý in Czech (česky)
オグロメジロザメ in Japanese (日本語)
大沙 in Mandarin Chinese
韋氏真鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
韦氏真鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
黑印白眼鮫 in Mandarin Chinese
黑印白眼鲛 in Mandarin Chinese
黑尾真鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
黑尾真鲨 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Carcharhiniformes
Family : Carcharhinidae
Genus : Carcharhinus
Species : Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Authority : Bleeker, 1856