{"id":139,"date":"2019-10-21T03:54:51","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T03:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pavclients.com\/moalboal\/?post_type=product&#038;p=139"},"modified":"2020-08-10T10:30:05","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T10:30:05","slug":"blacktip-reef-shark","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/reefspecies.com\/moalboal\/species\/blacktip-reef-shark\/","title":{"rendered":"Blacktip reef shark"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"rdp-we-main\" data-resource=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blacktip_reef_shark\">\n<div id=\"rdp-we-mw-aria-live-region\" class=\"mw-aria-live-region\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"vector-header-container\">\n\t<header class=\"vector-header mw-header no-font-mode-scale\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vector-header-start\">\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"vector-main-menu-landmark\" aria-label=\"Site\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"rdp-we-vector-main-menu-dropdown\" class=\"vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left 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id=\"rdp-we-toc-Feeding\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Feeding\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">5.1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Feeding<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Feeding-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Life_history\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Life_history\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Life history<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Life_history-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Human_interactions\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Human_interactions\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Human interactions<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Human_interactions-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-See_also\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#See_also\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>See also<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-See_also-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-References\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#References\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>References<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-References-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-External_links\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#External_links\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>External links<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-External_links-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mw-content-container\">\n\t\t\t<main id=\"rdp-we-content\" class=\"mw-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar no-font-mode-scale\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Contents\" class=\"vector-toc-landmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"rdp-we-vector-page-titlebar-toc\" class=\"vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left\"  title=\"Table of Contents\" >\n\t<input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rdp-we-vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox\" role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-event-name=\"ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc\" class=\"vector-dropdown-checkbox\"  aria-label=\"Toggle the table of contents\"  >\n\t<label id=\"rdp-we-vector-page-titlebar-toc-label\" for=\"vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox\" class=\"vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  ><span class=\"vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet\"><\/span>\n\n<span class=\"vector-dropdown-label-text\">Toggle the table of contents<\/span>\n\t<\/label>\n\t<div class=\"vector-dropdown-content\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"rdp-we-vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container\" class=\"vector-unpinned-container\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"rdp-we-p-lang-btn\" class=\"vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang\"  >\n\t<input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rdp-we-p-lang-btn-checkbox\" role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-event-name=\"ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn\" class=\"vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector\" aria-label=\"Go to an article in another language. Available in 43 languages\"   >\n\t<label id=\"rdp-we-p-lang-btn-label\" for=\"p-lang-btn-checkbox\" class=\"vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-43\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  ><span class=\"vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive\"><\/span>\n\n<span class=\"vector-dropdown-label-text\">43 languages<\/span>\n\t<\/label>\n\t<div class=\"vector-dropdown-content\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"vector-menu-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"vector-menu-content-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/af.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swartvin-rifhaai\" title=\"Swartvin-rifhaai \u2013 Afrikaans\" lang=\"af\" hreflang=\"af\" data-title=\"Swartvin-rifhaai\" data-language-autonym=\"Afrikaans\" data-language-local-name=\"Afrikaans\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Afrikaans<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B4_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%81\" title=\"\u0642\u0631\u0634 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0639\u0627\u0628 \u0623\u0633\u0648\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0631\u0641 \u2013 Arabic\" lang=\"ar\" hreflang=\"ar\" data-title=\"\u0642\u0631\u0634 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0639\u0627\u0628 \u0623\u0633\u0648\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0631\u0641\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629\" data-language-local-name=\"Arabic\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arz.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B4_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%81\" title=\"\u0642\u0631\u0634 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0639\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0633\u0648\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0631\u0641 \u2013 Egyptian Arabic\" lang=\"arz\" hreflang=\"arz\" data-title=\"\u0642\u0631\u0634 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0639\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0633\u0648\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0631\u0641\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0645\u0635\u0631\u0649\" data-language-local-name=\"Egyptian Arabic\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0645\u0635\u0631\u0649<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ban.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kakia_k%C3%A9p%C3%A9s_selem\" title=\"Kakia k\u00e9p\u00e9s selem \u2013 Balinese\" lang=\"ban\" hreflang=\"ban\" data-title=\"Kakia k\u00e9p\u00e9s selem\" data-language-autonym=\"Basa Bali\" data-language-local-name=\"Balinese\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Basa Bali<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bg.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus\" title=\"Carcharhinus melanopterus \u2013 Bulgarian\" lang=\"bg\" hreflang=\"bg\" data-title=\"Carcharhinus melanopterus\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0411\u044a\u043b\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438\" data-language-local-name=\"Bulgarian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0411\u044a\u043b\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bn.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A6%B0\" title=\"\u0995\u09be\u09b2\u09cb\u09a1\u0997\u09be \u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09ac\u09be\u09b2\u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09be\u099a\u09c0\u09b0 \u09b9\u09be\u0999\u09b0 \u2013 Bangla\" lang=\"bn\" hreflang=\"bn\" data-title=\"\u0995\u09be\u09b2\u09cb\u09a1\u0997\u09be \u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09ac\u09be\u09b2\u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09be\u099a\u09c0\u09b0 \u09b9\u09be\u0999\u09b0\" data-language-autonym=\"\u09ac\u09be\u0982\u09b2\u09be\" data-language-local-name=\"Bangla\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u09ac\u09be\u0982\u09b2\u09be<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taur%C3%B3_de_puntes_negres_dels_esculls\" title=\"Taur\u00f3 de puntes negres dels esculls \u2013 Catalan\" lang=\"ca\" hreflang=\"ca\" data-title=\"Taur\u00f3 de puntes negres dels esculls\" data-language-autonym=\"Catal\u00e0\" data-language-local-name=\"Catalan\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Catal\u00e0<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ceb.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus\" title=\"Carcharhinus melanopterus \u2013 Cebuano\" lang=\"ceb\" hreflang=\"ceb\" data-title=\"Carcharhinus melanopterus\" data-language-autonym=\"Cebuano\" data-language-local-name=\"Cebuano\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Cebuano<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cs.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C5%BDralok_%C4%8Dernoploutv%C3%BD\" title=\"\u017dralok \u010dernoploutv\u00fd \u2013 Czech\" lang=\"cs\" hreflang=\"cs\" data-title=\"\u017dralok \u010dernoploutv\u00fd\" data-language-autonym=\"\u010ce\u0161tina\" data-language-local-name=\"Czech\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u010ce\u0161tina<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/da.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sorttippet_revhaj\" title=\"Sorttippet revhaj \u2013 Danish\" lang=\"da\" hreflang=\"da\" data-title=\"Sorttippet revhaj\" data-language-autonym=\"Dansk\" data-language-local-name=\"Danish\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Dansk<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Schwarzspitzen-Riffhai\" title=\"Schwarzspitzen-Riffhai \u2013 German\" lang=\"de\" hreflang=\"de\" data-title=\"Schwarzspitzen-Riffhai\" data-language-autonym=\"Deutsch\" data-language-local-name=\"German\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Deutsch<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-dv mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dv.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%DE%87%DE%AA%DE%83%DE%A6%DE%80%DE%A6%DE%86%DE%A6%DE%85%DE%AA_%DE%89%DE%A8%DE%94%DE%A6%DE%83%DE%AA\" title=\"\u0787\u07aa\u0783\u07a6\u0780\u07a6\u0786\u07a6\u0785\u07aa \u0789\u07a8\u0794\u07a6\u0783\u07aa \u2013 Divehi\" lang=\"dv\" hreflang=\"dv\" data-title=\"\u0787\u07aa\u0783\u07a6\u0780\u07a6\u0786\u07a6\u0785\u07aa \u0789\u07a8\u0794\u07a6\u0783\u07aa\" data-language-autonym=\"\u078b\u07a8\u0788\u07ac\u0780\u07a8\u0784\u07a6\u0790\u07b0\" data-language-local-name=\"Divehi\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u078b\u07a8\u0788\u07ac\u0780\u07a8\u0784\u07a6\u0790\u07b0<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/el.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus\" title=\"Carcharhinus melanopterus \u2013 Greek\" lang=\"el\" hreflang=\"el\" data-title=\"Carcharhinus melanopterus\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac\" data-language-local-name=\"Greek\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus\" title=\"Carcharhinus melanopterus \u2013 Spanish\" lang=\"es\" hreflang=\"es\" data-title=\"Carcharhinus melanopterus\" data-language-autonym=\"Espa\u00f1ol\" data-language-local-name=\"Spanish\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/et.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mustuim-hallhai\" title=\"Mustuim-hallhai \u2013 Estonian\" lang=\"et\" hreflang=\"et\" data-title=\"Mustuim-hallhai\" data-language-autonym=\"Eesti\" data-language-local-name=\"Estonian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Eesti<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eu.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Punta_beltzeko_arrezife_marrazo\" title=\"Punta beltzeko arrezife marrazo \u2013 Basque\" lang=\"eu\" hreflang=\"eu\" data-title=\"Punta beltzeko arrezife marrazo\" data-language-autonym=\"Euskara\" data-language-local-name=\"Basque\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Euskara<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fa.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%87_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87_%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%A2%D8%A8%E2%80%8C%D8%B3%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%8C\" title=\"\u06a9\u0648\u0633\u0647 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0647 \u0633\u06cc\u0627\u0647 \u0622\u0628\u200c\u0633\u0646\u06af\u06cc \u2013 Persian\" lang=\"fa\" hreflang=\"fa\" data-title=\"\u06a9\u0648\u0633\u0647 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0647 \u0633\u06cc\u0627\u0647 \u0622\u0628\u200c\u0633\u0646\u06af\u06cc\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0641\u0627\u0631\u0633\u06cc\" data-language-local-name=\"Persian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0641\u0627\u0631\u0633\u06cc<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fi.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mustaev%C3%A4hai\" title=\"Mustaev\u00e4hai \u2013 Finnish\" lang=\"fi\" hreflang=\"fi\" data-title=\"Mustaev\u00e4hai\" data-language-autonym=\"Suomi\" data-language-local-name=\"Finnish\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Suomi<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-fr badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item\" title=\"good article\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Requin_%C3%A0_pointes_noires\" title=\"Requin \u00e0 pointes noires \u2013 French\" lang=\"fr\" hreflang=\"fr\" data-title=\"Requin \u00e0 pointes noires\" data-language-autonym=\"Fran\u00e7ais\" data-language-local-name=\"French\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Fran\u00e7ais<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-gom mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gom.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pilo_Nustem\" title=\"Pilo Nustem \u2013 Goan Konkani\" lang=\"gom\" hreflang=\"gom\" data-title=\"Pilo Nustem\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0917\u094b\u0902\u092f\u091a\u0940 \u0915\u094b\u0902\u0915\u0923\u0940 \/ G\u00f5ychi Konknni\" data-language-local-name=\"Goan Konkani\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0917\u094b\u0902\u092f\u091a\u0940 \u0915\u094b\u0902\u0915\u0923\u0940 \/ G\u00f5ychi Konknni<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/he.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D7%9B%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A9_%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%95%D7%A8-%D7%A1%D7%A0%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D\" title=\"\u05db\u05e8\u05d9\u05e9 \u05e9\u05d7\u05d5\u05e8-\u05e1\u05e0\u05e4\u05d9\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u2013 Hebrew\" lang=\"he\" hreflang=\"he\" data-title=\"\u05db\u05e8\u05d9\u05e9 \u05e9\u05d7\u05d5\u05e8-\u05e1\u05e0\u05e4\u05d9\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd\" data-language-autonym=\"\u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea\" data-language-local-name=\"Hebrew\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crnovrhi_grebenski_morski_pas\" title=\"Crnovrhi grebenski morski pas \u2013 Croatian\" lang=\"hr\" hreflang=\"hr\" data-title=\"Crnovrhi grebenski morski pas\" data-language-autonym=\"Hrvatski\" data-language-local-name=\"Croatian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Hrvatski<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hu.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fekete%C3%BAsz%C3%B3j%C3%BA_szirtic%C3%A1pa\" title=\"Fekete\u00fasz\u00f3j\u00fa szirtic\u00e1pa \u2013 Hungarian\" lang=\"hu\" hreflang=\"hu\" data-title=\"Fekete\u00fasz\u00f3j\u00fa szirtic\u00e1pa\" data-language-autonym=\"Magyar\" data-language-local-name=\"Hungarian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Magyar<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/id.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hiu_mada\" title=\"Hiu mada \u2013 Indonesian\" lang=\"id\" hreflang=\"id\" data-title=\"Hiu mada\" data-language-autonym=\"Bahasa Indonesia\" data-language-local-name=\"Indonesian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Bahasa Indonesia<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus\" title=\"Carcharhinus melanopterus \u2013 Italian\" lang=\"it\" hreflang=\"it\" data-title=\"Carcharhinus melanopterus\" data-language-autonym=\"Italiano\" data-language-local-name=\"Italian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Italiano<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ja.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E3%83%84%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AD\" title=\"\u30c4\u30de\u30b0\u30ed \u2013 Japanese\" lang=\"ja\" hreflang=\"ja\" data-title=\"\u30c4\u30de\u30b0\u30ed\" data-language-autonym=\"\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\" data-language-local-name=\"Japanese\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jv.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hiu_sirip_ireng\" title=\"Hiu sirip ireng \u2013 Javanese\" lang=\"jv\" hreflang=\"jv\" data-title=\"Hiu sirip ireng\" data-language-autonym=\"Jawa\" data-language-local-name=\"Javanese\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Jawa<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kk.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D2%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%B6%D2%AF%D0%B7%D0%B1%D0%B5%D2%9B%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%82%D1%8B_%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%84_%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8B\" title=\"\u049a\u0430\u0440\u0430 \u0436\u04af\u0437\u0431\u0435\u049b\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0442\u0442\u044b \u0440\u0438\u0444 \u0430\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430\u0441\u044b \u2013 Kazakh\" lang=\"kk\" hreflang=\"kk\" data-title=\"\u049a\u0430\u0440\u0430 \u0436\u04af\u0437\u0431\u0435\u049b\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0442\u0442\u044b \u0440\u0438\u0444 \u0430\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430\u0441\u044b\" data-language-autonym=\"\u049a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u049b\u0448\u0430\" data-language-local-name=\"Kazakh\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u049a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u049b\u0448\u0430<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%ED%9D%91%EA%B8%B0%ED%9D%89%EC%83%81%EC%96%B4\" title=\"\ud751\uae30\ud749\uc0c1\uc5b4 \u2013 Korean\" lang=\"ko\" hreflang=\"ko\" data-title=\"\ud751\uae30\ud749\uc0c1\uc5b4\" data-language-autonym=\"\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4\" data-language-local-name=\"Korean\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ml.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4_%E0%B4%9A%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%BB_%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%8D\" title=\"\u0d15\u0d31\u0d41\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24 \u0d1a\u0d3f\u0d31\u0d15\u0d7b \u0d38\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d3e\u0d35\u0d4d \u2013 Malayalam\" lang=\"ml\" hreflang=\"ml\" data-title=\"\u0d15\u0d31\u0d41\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24 \u0d1a\u0d3f\u0d31\u0d15\u0d7b \u0d38\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d3e\u0d35\u0d4d\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0d2e\u0d32\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d33\u0d02\" data-language-local-name=\"Malayalam\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0d2e\u0d32\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d33\u0d02<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zwartpuntrifhaai\" title=\"Zwartpuntrifhaai \u2013 Dutch\" lang=\"nl\" hreflang=\"nl\" data-title=\"Zwartpuntrifhaai\" data-language-autonym=\"Nederlands\" data-language-local-name=\"Dutch\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Nederlands<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pt.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tubar%C3%A3o-de-pontas-negras-do-recife\" title=\"Tubar\u00e3o-de-pontas-negras-do-recife \u2013 Portuguese\" lang=\"pt\" hreflang=\"pt\" data-title=\"Tubar\u00e3o-de-pontas-negras-do-recife\" data-language-autonym=\"Portugu\u00eas\" data-language-local-name=\"Portuguese\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Portugu\u00eas<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ru badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item\" title=\"good article\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%88%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0\" title=\"\u041c\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0433\u0430\u0448\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043d\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0430\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430 \u2013 Russian\" lang=\"ru\" hreflang=\"ru\" data-title=\"\u041c\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0433\u0430\u0448\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043d\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0430\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439\" data-language-local-name=\"Russian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blacktip_reef_shark\" title=\"Blacktip reef shark \u2013 Simple English\" lang=\"en-simple\" hreflang=\"en-simple\" data-title=\"Blacktip reef shark\" data-language-autonym=\"Simple English\" data-language-local-name=\"Simple English\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Simple English<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sk.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C5%BDralok_%C4%8Diernohrot%C3%BD_(Carcharhinus_melanopterus)\" title=\"\u017dralok \u010diernohrot\u00fd (Carcharhinus melanopterus) \u2013 Slovak\" lang=\"sk\" hreflang=\"sk\" data-title=\"\u017dralok \u010diernohrot\u00fd (Carcharhinus melanopterus)\" data-language-autonym=\"Sloven\u010dina\" data-language-local-name=\"Slovak\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Sloven\u010dina<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%A6%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B0_%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%B0%D1%98%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0\" title=\"\u0426\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0440\u0445\u0430 \u0433\u0440\u0435\u0431\u0435\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0430 \u0430\u0458\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430 \u2013 Serbian\" lang=\"sr\" 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href=\"https:\/\/th.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%89%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B3\" title=\"\u0e1b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e09\u0e25\u0e32\u0e21\u0e04\u0e23\u0e35\u0e1a\u0e14\u0e33 \u2013 Thai\" lang=\"th\" hreflang=\"th\" data-title=\"\u0e1b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e09\u0e25\u0e32\u0e21\u0e04\u0e23\u0e35\u0e1a\u0e14\u0e33\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22\" data-language-local-name=\"Thai\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siyah_u%C3%A7lu_resif_k%C3%B6pek_bal%C4%B1%C4%9F%C4%B1\" title=\"Siyah u\u00e7lu resif k\u00f6pek bal\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u2013 Turkish\" lang=\"tr\" hreflang=\"tr\" data-title=\"Siyah u\u00e7lu resif k\u00f6pek bal\u0131\u011f\u0131\" data-language-autonym=\"T\u00fcrk\u00e7e\" data-language-local-name=\"Turkish\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>T\u00fcrk\u00e7e<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D1%87%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0\" title=\"\u0420\u0438\u0444\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0430\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430 \u0447\u043e\u0440\u043d\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u2013 Ukrainian\" lang=\"uk\" hreflang=\"uk\" data-title=\"\u0420\u0438\u0444\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0430\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430 \u0447\u043e\u0440\u043d\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0430\" data-language-local-name=\"Ukrainian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0430<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item\"><a 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class=\"vector-body-before-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"rdp-we-mw-content-text\" class=\"mw-body-content\"><div class=\"mw-subjectpageheader\">\n<\/div><div class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><div class=\"shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux\" style=\"display:none\">Species of shark<\/div>\n<div role=\"note\" class=\"hatnote navigation-not-searchable\">Not to be confused with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blacktip_shark\" title=\"Blacktip shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Blacktip shark<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p class=\"mw-empty-elt\">\n<\/p>\n\n<p>The <b>blacktip reef shark<\/b> (<i><b>Carcharhinus melanopterus<\/b><\/i>) is a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Species\" title=\"Species\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">species<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Requiem_shark\" title=\"Requiem shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">requiem shark<\/a>, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Family_(taxonomy)\" title=\"Family (taxonomy)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">family<\/a> Carcharhinidae, which can be easily identified by the prominent black tips on its fins (especially on the first <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dorsal_fin\" title=\"Dorsal fin\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">dorsal fin<\/a> and its <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caudal_fin\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Caudal fin\" target=\"_new\">caudal fin<\/a>). Among the most abundant sharks inhabiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tropical\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Tropical\" target=\"_new\">tropical<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coral_reef\" title=\"Coral reef\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">coral reefs<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_Ocean\" title=\"Indian Ocean\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Indian<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_Ocean\" title=\"Pacific Ocean\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Pacific Oceans<\/a>, this species prefers shallow, inshore waters. Its exposed first dorsal fin is a common sight in the region. The blacktip reef shark is usually found over reef ledges and sandy flats, though it has also been known to enter <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brackish\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Brackish\" target=\"_new\">brackish<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freshwater\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Freshwater\" target=\"_new\">freshwater<\/a> environments. It typically attains a length of 1.6&#160;m (5.2&#160;ft). Like other sharks, the females are larger than the males.\n<\/p><p>The blacktip reef shark has extremely small home ranges and exhibits strong site fidelity, remaining within the same local area for up to several years at a time. It is an active <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Predator\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Predator\" target=\"_new\">predator<\/a> of small <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bony_fish\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Bony fish\" target=\"_new\">bony fish<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cephalopod\" title=\"Cephalopod\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">cephalopods<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crustacean\" title=\"Crustacean\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">crustaceans<\/a>, and has also been known to feed on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sea_snake\" title=\"Sea snake\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">sea snakes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seabird\" title=\"Seabird\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">seabirds<\/a>. Accounts of the blacktip reef shark's life history have been variable and sometimes contradictory, in part reflecting geographical differences within the species. Like other members of its family, this shark is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viviparity\" title=\"Viviparity\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">viviparous<\/a>, with females giving birth to two to five young on a biennial, annual, or possibly biannual cycle. Reports of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gestation_period\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Gestation period\" target=\"_new\">gestation period<\/a> range from 7\u20139, through 10\u201311, to possibly 16 months. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mating\" title=\"Mating\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Mating<\/a> is preceded by the male following closely behind the female, likely attracted by her chemical signals. Newborn sharks are found further inshore and in shallower water than adults, frequently roaming in large groups over areas flooded by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High_tide\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"High tide\" target=\"_new\">high tide<\/a>.\n<\/p><p>Timid and skittish, the blacktip reef shark is difficult to approach and seldom poses a danger to humans unless roused by food. However, people wading through shallow water are at risk of having their legs mistakenly bitten. This shark is used for its meat, fins, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shark_liver_oil\" title=\"Shark liver oil\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">liver oil<\/a>, but is not considered to be a commercially significant species. The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature\" title=\"International Union for Conservation of Nature\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">International Union for Conservation of Nature<\/a> has assessed the blacktip reef shark as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vulnerable_species\" title=\"Vulnerable species\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Vulnerable<\/a>. Although the species as a whole remains widespread and relatively common, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Overfishing\" title=\"Overfishing\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">overfishing<\/a> of this slow-reproducing shark has led to its decline at a number of locales.\n<\/p>\n<meta property=\"mw:PageProp\/toc\" \/>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Taxonomy\">Taxonomy<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>French <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naturalist\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Naturalist\" target=\"_new\">naturalists<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jean_Ren%C3%A9_Constant_Quoy\" title=\"Jean Ren\u00e9 Constant Quoy\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Jean Ren\u00e9 Constant Quoy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joseph_Paul_Gaimard\" title=\"Joseph Paul Gaimard\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Joseph Paul Gaimard<\/a> originally described the blacktip reef shark during the 1817\u20131820 exploratory voyage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Corvette\" title=\"Corvette\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">corvette<\/a> <i>Uranie<\/i>. In 1824, their account was published as part of <i>Voyage autour du monde...sur les corvettes de S.M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne<\/i>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_de_Freycinet\" title=\"Louis de Freycinet\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Louis de Freycinet<\/a>'s 13-volume report on the voyage. The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Type_specimen\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Type specimen\" target=\"_new\">type specimen<\/a> was a 59&#160;cm (23&#160;in)-long juvenile male caught off the island of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Waigeo\" title=\"Waigeo\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Waigeo<\/a>, west of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Guinea\" title=\"New Guinea\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">New Guinea<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-compagno&#95;3-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-compagno-3\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>3<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Quoy and Gaimard chose the name <i>Carcharias melanopterus<\/i>, from the Greek <i>melas<\/i> meaning \"black\" and <i>pteron<\/i> meaning \"fin\" or \"wing\", in reference to this shark's prominent fin markings.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-4\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>4<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Subsequent authors moved the blacktip reef shark to the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Genus\" title=\"Genus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">genus<\/a> <i>Carcharhinus<\/i>; in 1965 the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Commission_on_Zoological_Nomenclature\" title=\"International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature<\/a> designated it as the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Type_species\" title=\"Type species\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">type species<\/a> for the genus.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-compagno&#95;3-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-compagno-3\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>3<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> In some earlier literature, the scientific name of this shark was mistakenly given as <i>C. spallanzani<\/i>, now recognized as a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Synonym_(taxonomy)\" title=\"Synonym (taxonomy)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">synonym<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spottail_shark\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Spottail shark\" target=\"_new\">spottail shark<\/a> (<i>C. sorrah<\/i>).<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-randall&#95;and&#95;hoover&#95;5-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-randall_and_hoover-5\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>5<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Other <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Common_name\" title=\"Common name\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">common names<\/a> for this species include blackfin reef shark, black-finned shark, blacktip shark, reef blacktip shark, and guliman.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-fishbase&#95;6-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-fishbase-6\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>6<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Phylogeny\">Phylogeny<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>Like most other members of its genus, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Phylogenetic\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Phylogenetic\" target=\"_new\">phylogenetic<\/a> position of the blacktip reef shark remains indeterminate. Based on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Morphology_(biology)\" title=\"Morphology (biology)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">morphology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_Garrick\" title=\"Jack Garrick\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Jack Garrick<\/a> proposed in 1982 that the closest relative of the blacktip reef shark was the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nervous_shark\" title=\"Nervous shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">nervous shark<\/a> (<i>C.&#160;cautus<\/i>).<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-7\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-7\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>7<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leonard_Compagno\" title=\"Leonard Compagno\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Leonard Compagno<\/a>'s 1988 morphological analysis suggested affinity not only between this species and the nervous shark, but also four other species, and could not resolve their relationships further. A 1998 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allozyme\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Allozyme\" target=\"_new\">allozyme<\/a> analysis by Gavin Naylor again yielded ambiguous results, finding that the blacktip reef shark forms a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polytomy\" title=\"Polytomy\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">polytomy<\/a> (irresolvable group) with 10 other <i>Carcharhinus<\/i> species.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-8\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-8\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>8<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Distribution_and_habitat\">Distribution and habitat<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>The blacktip reef shark is found throughout nearshore waters of the tropical and subtropical <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indo-Pacific\" title=\"Indo-Pacific\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Indo-Pacific<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-randall&#95;and&#95;hoover&#95;5-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-randall_and_hoover-5\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>5<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> In the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_Ocean\" title=\"Indian Ocean\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Indian Ocean<\/a>, it occurs from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Africa\" title=\"South Africa\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">South Africa<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Sea\" title=\"Red Sea\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Red Sea<\/a>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madagascar\" title=\"Madagascar\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Madagascar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mauritius\" title=\"Mauritius\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Mauritius<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seychelles\" title=\"Seychelles\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Seychelles<\/a>, and from there eastward along the coast of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_subcontinent\" title=\"Indian subcontinent\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Indian subcontinent<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southeast_Asia\" title=\"Southeast Asia\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Southeast Asia<\/a>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sri_Lanka\" title=\"Sri Lanka\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Sri Lanka<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andaman_Islands\" title=\"Andaman Islands\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Andaman Islands<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maldives\" title=\"Maldives\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Maldives<\/a>. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_Ocean\" title=\"Pacific Ocean\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Pacific Ocean<\/a>, it is found from southern <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China\" title=\"China\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">China<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippines\" title=\"Philippines\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Philippines<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indonesia\" title=\"Indonesia\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Indonesia<\/a>, northern <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australia\" title=\"Australia\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Australia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Caledonia\" title=\"New Caledonia\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">New Caledonia<\/a>, and also inhabits numerous oceanic islands, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marshall_Islands\" title=\"Marshall Islands\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Marshall<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gilbert_Islands\" title=\"Gilbert Islands\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Gilbert<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Society_Islands\" title=\"Society Islands\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Society<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hawaiian_Islands\" title=\"Hawaiian Islands\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Hawaiian Islands<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tuamotu\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Tuamotu\" target=\"_new\">Tuamotu<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-fowler&#95;et&#95;al&#95;9-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-fowler_et_al-9\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>9<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Contrary to what most sources state, there is a report suggesting that the specimens of this species from Japanese waters might be from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taiwan\" title=\"Taiwan\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Taiwan<\/a>,<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-yano&#95;and&#95;morrissey&#95;10-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-yano_and_morrissey-10\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>10<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> however a number of sightings and captures of this species have been reported from the inshore waters of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ishigaki_Island\" title=\"Ishigaki Island\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Ishigaki Island<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Okinawa_Prefecture\" title=\"Okinawa Prefecture\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Okinawa Prefecture<\/a> in southern <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\" title=\"Japan\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Japan<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-11\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-11\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>11<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-12\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-12\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>12<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> A <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lessepsian_migration\" title=\"Lessepsian migration\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Lessepsian migrant<\/a>, this shark has colonized the eastern <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mediterranean_Sea\" title=\"Mediterranean Sea\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Mediterranean Sea<\/a> by way of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suez_Canal\" title=\"Suez Canal\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Suez Canal<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-fowler&#95;et&#95;al&#95;9-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-fowler_et_al-9\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>9<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Although it has been reported from a depth of 75&#160;m (246&#160;ft),<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-fishbase&#95;6-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-fishbase-6\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>6<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> the blacktip reef shark is usually found in water only a few meters deep, and can often be seen swimming close to shore with its dorsal fin exposed.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-compagno&#95;3-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-compagno-3\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>3<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Younger sharks prefer shallow, sandy flats, while older sharks are most common around reef ledges and can also be found near reef drop-offs. This species has also been reported from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brackish\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Brackish\" target=\"_new\">brackish<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Estuaries\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Estuaries\" target=\"_new\">estuaries<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lake\" title=\"Lake\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">lakes<\/a> in Madagascar, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freshwater\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Freshwater\" target=\"_new\">freshwater<\/a> environments in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malaysia\" title=\"Malaysia\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Malaysia<\/a>, though it is not able to tolerate low <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salinity\" title=\"Salinity\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">salinity<\/a> to the same degree as the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bull_shark\" title=\"Bull shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">bull shark<\/a> (<i>C.&#160;leucas<\/i>).<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-compagno&#95;3-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-compagno-3\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>3<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> At <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aldabra\" title=\"Aldabra\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Aldabra<\/a> in the Indian Ocean, blacktip reef sharks congregate in the channels between reef flats during <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Low_tide\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Low tide\" target=\"_new\">low tide<\/a> and travel to the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mangrove\" title=\"Mangrove\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">mangroves<\/a> when the water rises.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-stevens&#95;13-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-stevens-13\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>13<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> There is equivocal evidence that sharks from the northern and southern extremes of its distribution are <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fish_migration\" title=\"Fish migration\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">migratory<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-compagno&#95;3-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-compagno-3\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>3<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"gallery mw-gallery-packed\">\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 242px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 240px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Blacktip_reef_shark_(Carcharhinus_melanopterus)_Moorea_5.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/76\/Blacktip_reef_shark_%28Carcharhinus_melanopterus%29_Moorea_5.jpg\/500px-Blacktip_reef_shark_%28Carcharhinus_melanopterus%29_Moorea_5.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 322px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 320px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Blacktip_reef_sharks_(Carcharhinus_melanopterus)_Moorea.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/66\/Blacktip_reef_sharks_%28Carcharhinus_melanopterus%29_Moorea.jpg\/500px-Blacktip_reef_sharks_%28Carcharhinus_melanopterus%29_Moorea.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"160\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 242px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 240px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Blacktip_reef_shark_(Carcharhinus_melanopterus)_Moorea_4.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a7\/Blacktip_reef_shark_%28Carcharhinus_melanopterus%29_Moorea_4.jpg\/500px-Blacktip_reef_shark_%28Carcharhinus_melanopterus%29_Moorea_4.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><span><video id=\"rdp-we-mwe_player_0\" poster=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0f\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus2010.ogv\/250px--Carcharhinus_melanopterus2010.ogv.jpg\" controls=\"\" preload=\"none\" data-mw-tmh=\"\" class=\"mw-file-element\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" data-durationhint=\"6\" data-mwtitle=\"Carcharhinus_melanopterus2010.ogv\" data-mwprovider=\"wikimediacommons\" resource=\"\/wiki\/File:Carcharhinus_melanopterus2010.ogv\"><source src=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/0\/0f\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus2010.ogv\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus2010.ogv.480p.vp9.webm\" type=\"video\/webm; codecs=&quot;vp9, opus&quot;\" data-transcodekey=\"480p.vp9.webm\" data-width=\"854\" data-height=\"480\" \/><source src=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/0\/0f\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus2010.ogv\" type=\"video\/ogg; codecs=&quot;theora&quot;\" data-width=\"1280\" data-height=\"720\" \/><source src=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/0\/0f\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus2010.ogv\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus2010.ogv.144p.mjpeg.mov\" type=\"video\/quicktime\" data-transcodekey=\"144p.mjpeg.mov\" data-width=\"256\" data-height=\"144\" \/><source src=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/0\/0f\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus2010.ogv\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus2010.ogv.240p.vp9.webm\" type=\"video\/webm; codecs=&quot;vp9, opus&quot;\" data-transcodekey=\"240p.vp9.webm\" data-width=\"426\" data-height=\"240\" \/><\/video><\/span><figcaption>Blacktip reef sharks in a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\" title=\"Japan\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Japanese<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aquarium\" title=\"Aquarium\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">aquarium<\/a>, 2010<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Description\">Description<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>A robustly built species with a streamlined \"typical shark\" form, the blacktip reef shark has a short, wide, rounded snout and moderately large, oval eyes. Each <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nostril\" title=\"Nostril\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">nostril<\/a> has a flap of skin in front that is expanded into a nipple-shaped lobe. Not counting small symphysial (central) teeth, the tooth rows number 11\u201313 (usually 12) on either side of the upper jaw and 10\u201312 (usually 11) on either side of the lower jaw. The upper teeth are upright to angled and narrowly triangular in shape, bearing serrations that are more coarse on the bases; the lower teeth are similar, but more finely serrated.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-compagno&#95;3-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-compagno-3\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>3<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-randall&#95;and&#95;hoover&#95;5-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-randall_and_hoover-5\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>5<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The teeth of adult males are more abruptly curved than those of females.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-press&#95;14-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-press-14\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>14<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pectoral_fin\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Pectoral fin\" target=\"_new\">pectoral fins<\/a> are large and narrowly falcate (sickle-shaped), tapering to points. The sizable first <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dorsal_fin\" title=\"Dorsal fin\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">dorsal fin<\/a> is high with a curving S-shaped rear margin, and originates over the free rear tips of the pectoral fins. The second dorsal fin is relatively large with a short rear margin, and is placed opposite the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anal_fin\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Anal fin\" target=\"_new\">anal fin<\/a>. There is no ridge between the dorsal fins. This shark is a pale grayish-brown above and white below, with an obvious white band on the sides extending forward from above the anal fin. All the fins have black tips highlighted by lighter-colored borders, which are especially striking on the first dorsal fin and lower caudal fin lobe. Most blacktip reef sharks are no more than 1.6&#160;m (5.2&#160;ft) long, though rarely individuals may reach 1.8&#160;m (5.9&#160;ft) or possibly 2.0&#160;m (6.6&#160;ft).<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-compagno&#95;3-6\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-compagno-3\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>3<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The maximum weight on record with the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Game_Fish_Association\" title=\"International Game Fish Association\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">International Game Fish Association<\/a> is 13.6&#160;kg (30&#160;lb).<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-fishbase&#95;6-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-fishbase-6\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>6<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"gallery mw-gallery-packed\">\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 112.66666666667px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 110.66666666667px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Carcharhinus_melanopterus_jaws.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" title=\"Jaws\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jaws\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0a\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus_jaws.jpg\/250px-Carcharhinus_melanopterus_jaws.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"111\" height=\"120\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\">Jaws<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 178px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 176px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Carcharhinus_melanopterus_upper_teeth.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" title=\"Upper teeth\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Upper teeth\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0b\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus_upper_teeth.jpg\/330px-Carcharhinus_melanopterus_upper_teeth.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"176\" height=\"120\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\">Upper teeth<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 178px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 176px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Carcharhinus_melanopterus_lower_teeth.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" title=\"Lower teeth\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Lower teeth\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/17\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus_lower_teeth.jpg\/330px-Carcharhinus_melanopterus_lower_teeth.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"176\" height=\"120\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\">Lower teeth<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Biology_and_ecology\">Biology and ecology<\/h2><\/div>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><span><video id=\"rdp-we-mwe_player_1\" poster=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/87\/Aerial_view_of_a_blacktip_reef_shark_%28Carcharhinus_melanopterus%29_at_Lady_Musgrave_Island%2C_Queensland%2C_Australia.webm\/250px--Aerial_view_of_a_blacktip_reef_shark_%28Carcharhinus_melanopterus%29_at_Lady_Musgrave_Island%2C_Queensland%2C_Australia.webm.jpg\" controls=\"\" preload=\"none\" data-mw-tmh=\"\" class=\"mw-file-element\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" data-durationhint=\"22\" data-mwtitle=\"Aerial_view_of_a_blacktip_reef_shark_(Carcharhinus_melanopterus)_at_Lady_Musgrave_Island,_Queensland,_Australia.webm\" data-mwprovider=\"wikimediacommons\" resource=\"\/wiki\/File:Aerial_view_of_a_blacktip_reef_shark_(Carcharhinus_melanopterus)_at_Lady_Musgrave_Island,_Queensland,_Australia.webm\"><source src=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/8\/87\/Aerial_view_of_a_blacktip_reef_shark_%28Carcharhinus_melanopterus%29_at_Lady_Musgrave_Island%2C_Queensland%2C_Australia.webm\/Aerial_view_of_a_blacktip_reef_shark_%28Carcharhinus_melanopterus%29_at_Lady_Musgrave_Island%2C_Queensland%2C_Australia.webm.480p.vp9.webm\" type=\"video\/webm; codecs=&quot;vp9, opus&quot;\" data-transcodekey=\"480p.vp9.webm\" data-width=\"854\" data-height=\"480\" \/><source src=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/8\/87\/Aerial_view_of_a_blacktip_reef_shark_%28Carcharhinus_melanopterus%29_at_Lady_Musgrave_Island%2C_Queensland%2C_Australia.webm\/Aerial_view_of_a_blacktip_reef_shark_%28Carcharhinus_melanopterus%29_at_Lady_Musgrave_Island%2C_Queensland%2C_Australia.webm.1080p.vp9.webm\" type=\"video\/webm; codecs=&quot;vp9, opus&quot;\" data-transcodekey=\"1080p.vp9.webm\" data-width=\"1920\" data-height=\"1080\" \/><source src=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/8\/87\/Aerial_view_of_a_blacktip_reef_shark_%28Carcharhinus_melanopterus%29_at_Lady_Musgrave_Island%2C_Queensland%2C_Australia.webm\" type=\"video\/webm; codecs=&quot;vp9&quot;\" data-width=\"3840\" data-height=\"2160\" \/><source src=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/8\/87\/Aerial_view_of_a_blacktip_reef_shark_%28Carcharhinus_melanopterus%29_at_Lady_Musgrave_Island%2C_Queensland%2C_Australia.webm\/Aerial_view_of_a_blacktip_reef_shark_%28Carcharhinus_melanopterus%29_at_Lady_Musgrave_Island%2C_Queensland%2C_Australia.webm.144p.mjpeg.mov\" type=\"video\/quicktime\" data-transcodekey=\"144p.mjpeg.mov\" data-width=\"256\" data-height=\"144\" \/><source src=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/8\/87\/Aerial_view_of_a_blacktip_reef_shark_%28Carcharhinus_melanopterus%29_at_Lady_Musgrave_Island%2C_Queensland%2C_Australia.webm\/Aerial_view_of_a_blacktip_reef_shark_%28Carcharhinus_melanopterus%29_at_Lady_Musgrave_Island%2C_Queensland%2C_Australia.webm.240p.vp9.webm\" type=\"video\/webm; codecs=&quot;vp9, opus&quot;\" data-transcodekey=\"240p.vp9.webm\" data-width=\"426\" data-height=\"240\" \/><\/video><\/span><figcaption>Aerial view of a blacktip reef shark (<i>Carcharhinus melanopterus<\/i>) at Lady Musgrave Island, Queensland, Australia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size mw-halign-left\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Carcharhinus_melanopterus2.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A shark swimming parallel to a reef ledge in the foreground, with many smaller fish nearby\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/82\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus2.jpg\/250px-Carcharhinus_melanopterus2.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Adult blacktip reef sharks are often found patrolling reef ledges.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Along with the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grey_reef_shark\" title=\"Grey reef shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">grey reef shark<\/a> (<i>C.&#160;amblyrhinchos<\/i>) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whitetip_reef_shark\" title=\"Whitetip reef shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">whitetip reef shark<\/a> (<i>Triaenodon obesus<\/i>), the blacktip reef shark is one of the three most common sharks inhabiting coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific. This species predominates in shallow habitats, while the other two are mostly found deeper. Fast-swimming and active, the blacktip reef shark may be encountered alone or in small groups; large \"social\" aggregations have also been observed.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-compagno&#95;3-7\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-compagno-3\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>3<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-15\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-15\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>15<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> For the most part, juvenile and adult sharks are not segregated by sex, save for the movements of pregnant females to give birth. Individuals exhibit strong fidelity to particular areas, where they may remain for several years.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-papastamatiou&#95;et&#95;al&#95;16-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-papastamatiou_et_al-16\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>16<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>A tracking study off <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palmyra_Atoll\" title=\"Palmyra Atoll\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Palmyra Atoll<\/a> in the central Pacific has found the blacktip reef shark has a home range of around 0.55&#160;km<sup>2<\/sup> (0.21&#160;mi<sup>2<\/sup>), among the smallest of any shark species. The size and location of the range does not change with time of day. Within this range, 3\u201317% of the area constitute favored hunting patches that are disproportionately occupied by the resident shark. The sharks spend most of their time swimming back and forth along reef ledges, making occasional short forays onto sandy flats. Their average swimming speed decreases when the tide rises at night, possibly because the influx of cooler water reduces their <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Metabolism\" title=\"Metabolism\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">metabolism<\/a>, or the accompanying movement of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prey_fish\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Prey fish\" target=\"_new\">prey fishes<\/a> makes foraging easier.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-papastamatiou&#95;et&#95;al2&#95;17-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-papastamatiou_et_al2-17\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>17<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Blacktip reef sharks at Aldabra tend to be more mobile than those at Palmyra, with recorded individual movements of up to 2.5&#160;km (1.6&#160;mi) over 7&#160;hours.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-stevens&#95;13-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-stevens-13\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>13<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Blacktip reef sharks, particularly small individuals, fall prey to larger fishes, including <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grouper\" title=\"Grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">groupers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grey_reef_shark\" title=\"Grey reef shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">grey reef sharks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tiger_shark\" title=\"Tiger shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">tiger sharks<\/a> (<i>Galeocerdo cuvier<\/i>), and members of their own species. At Palmyra Atoll, adults avoid patrolling tiger sharks by staying out of the central, deeper lagoon.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-papastamatiou&#95;et&#95;al2&#95;17-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-papastamatiou_et_al2-17\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>17<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Their known <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parasite\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Parasite\" target=\"_new\">parasites<\/a> include the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tapeworm\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Tapeworm\" target=\"_new\">tapeworms<\/a> <i>Anthobothrium lesteri<\/i>,<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-18\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-18\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>18<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> <i>Nybelinia queenslandensis<\/i>,<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-19\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-19\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>19<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> <i>Otobothrium alexanderi<\/i>,<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-20\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-20\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>20<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> and <i>Platybothrium jondoeorum<\/i>,<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-21\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-21\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>21<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Myxosporidian\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Myxosporidian\" target=\"_new\">myxosporidian<\/a> in the genus <i>Unicapsula<\/i>,<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-22\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-22\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>22<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monogenea\" title=\"Monogenea\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">monogenean<\/a> <i>Dermophthirius melanopteri<\/i>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-23\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-23\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>23<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> One of the few documented examples of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Infectious_disease\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Infectious disease\" target=\"_new\">infectious disease<\/a> in a shark was a fatal case of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bleeding\" title=\"Bleeding\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">hemorrhagic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Septicemia\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Septicemia\" target=\"_new\">septicemia<\/a> in a blacktip reef shark, caused by the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bacterium\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Bacterium\" target=\"_new\">bacterium<\/a> <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aeromonas_salmonicida\" title=\"Aeromonas salmonicida\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Aeromonas salmonicida<\/a><\/i> subsp. <i>salmonicida<\/i>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-24\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-24\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>24<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading3\"><h3 id=\"rdp-we-Feeding\">Feeding<\/h3><\/div>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size mw-halign-left\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Carcharhinus_melanopterus_feeding.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Many black-tipped dorsal fins visible above churning water, and a small fish mid-jump at the upper center\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/00\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus_feeding.jpg\/330px-Carcharhinus_melanopterus_feeding.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" style=\"--mw-file-upright: 1.2\" class=\"mw-file-element mw-file-upright\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The primary food of the blacktip reef shark is small fish, such as mullet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As often the most abundant <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apex_predator\" title=\"Apex predator\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">apex predator<\/a> within its <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ecosystem\" title=\"Ecosystem\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ecosystem<\/a>, the blacktip reef shark plays a major role in structuring inshore <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Community_(ecology)\" title=\"Community (ecology)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ecological communities<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-papastamatiou&#95;et&#95;al&#95;16-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-papastamatiou_et_al-16\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>16<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Its diet is composed primarily of small <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teleost\" title=\"Teleost\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">teleost fishes<\/a>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mullet_(fish)\" title=\"Mullet (fish)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">mullet<\/a>, groupers, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terapontidae\" title=\"Terapontidae\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">grunters<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carangidae\" title=\"Carangidae\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">jacks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mojarra\" title=\"Mojarra\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">mojarras<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wrasse\" title=\"Wrasse\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">wrasses<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Surgeonfish\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Surgeonfish\" target=\"_new\">surgeonfish<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sillaginidae\" title=\"Sillaginidae\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">smelt-whitings<\/a>. Groups of blacktip reef sharks in the Indian Ocean have been observed herding <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shoaling_and_schooling\" title=\"Shoaling and schooling\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">schools<\/a> of mullet against the shore for easier feeding.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-25\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-25\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>25<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Squid\" title=\"Squid\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Squid<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Octopus\" title=\"Octopus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">octopus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuttlefish\" title=\"Cuttlefish\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">cuttlefish<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shrimp\" title=\"Shrimp\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">shrimp<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crabs\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Crabs\" target=\"_new\">crabs<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mantis_shrimp\" title=\"Mantis shrimp\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">mantis shrimp<\/a> are also taken, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carrion\" title=\"Carrion\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">carrion<\/a> and smaller <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elasmobranch\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Elasmobranch\" target=\"_new\">sharks and rays<\/a>, though this is rare.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-compagno&#95;3-8\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-compagno-3\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>3<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-fowler&#95;et&#95;al&#95;9-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-fowler_et_al-9\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>9<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Off northern Australia, this species is known to consume <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sea_snake\" title=\"Sea snake\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">sea snakes<\/a>, including <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Acrochordus_granulatus\" title=\"Acrochordus granulatus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Acrochordus granulatus<\/a><\/i>, <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hydrelaps_darwiniensis\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Hydrelaps darwiniensis\" target=\"_new\">Hydrelaps darwiniensis<\/a><\/i>, <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hydrophis\" title=\"Hydrophis\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Hydrophis<\/a><\/i> spp. and <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lapemis_hardwickii\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Lapemis hardwickii\" target=\"_new\">Lapemis hardwickii<\/a><\/i>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-26\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-26\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>26<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Sharks off Palmyra Atoll have been documented preying on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seabird\" title=\"Seabird\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">seabird<\/a> chicks that have fallen out of their <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bird_nest\" title=\"Bird nest\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">nests<\/a> into the water.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-papastamatiou&#95;et&#95;al&#95;16-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-papastamatiou_et_al-16\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>16<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Miscellaneous items that have been found inside the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stomach\" title=\"Stomach\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">stomachs<\/a> of this species include <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algae\" title=\"Algae\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">algae<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turtle_grass\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Turtle grass\" target=\"_new\">turtle grass<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coral\" title=\"Coral\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">coral<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hydrozoa\" title=\"Hydrozoa\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">hydrozoa<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bryozoa\" title=\"Bryozoa\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">bryozoa<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rat\" title=\"Rat\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">rats<\/a>, and stones.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-stevens&#95;13-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-stevens-13\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>13<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-papastamatiou&#95;et&#95;al&#95;16-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-papastamatiou_et_al-16\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>16<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Researchers working at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enewetak_Atoll\" title=\"Enewetak Atoll\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Enewetak Atoll<\/a> in the Marshall Islands have found the blacktip reef shark can be readily attracted by splashing or striking metal tools against hard objects underwater, as well as by the scent of both healthy and injured fish.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-hobson&#95;27-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-hobson-27\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>27<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> As with most sharks, the blacktip reef shark does not have any <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cone_cell\" title=\"Cone cell\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">cone cells<\/a> in its <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Retina\" title=\"Retina\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">retina<\/a>, limiting its ability to discriminate colors and fine details. Instead, its vision is adapted for sensitivity to movement or contrast under low light conditions, which is further enhanced by the presence of a reflective <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tapetum_lucidum\" title=\"Tapetum lucidum\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">tapetum lucidum<\/a>. Experiments have shown that this shark is capable of detecting small objects up to 1.5\u20133&#160;m (5\u201310&#160;ft) away, but is unable to clearly discern the shape of the object.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-stevens&#95;13-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-stevens-13\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>13<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-28\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-28\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>28<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electroreception\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Electroreception\" target=\"_new\">Electroreception<\/a> is another means by which this shark can locate prey; its <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ampullae_of_Lorenzini\" title=\"Ampullae of Lorenzini\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ampullae of Lorenzini<\/a> have a sensitivity of approximately 4&#160;nV\/cm and an effective range of 25&#160;cm (10&#160;in).<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-29\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-29\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>29<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Similar to the grey reef shark, this species becomes more excited and \"confident\" in the presence of other individuals of its species, and in extreme situations can be roused into a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Feeding_frenzy\" title=\"Feeding frenzy\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">feeding frenzy<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-hobson&#95;27-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-hobson-27\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>27<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Feeding activity may be greater at night than during the day.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-stevens&#95;13-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-stevens-13\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>13<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Life_history\">Life history<\/h2><\/div>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Carcharhinus_melanopterus_guam_2.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Two sharks swimming in the same direction, one behind the other, in front of a massive coral head and a bed of boulders\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1a\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus_guam_2.jpg\/330px-Carcharhinus_melanopterus_guam_2.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" style=\"--mw-file-upright: 1.2\" class=\"mw-file-element mw-file-upright\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Blacktip reef sharks follow each other as a prelude to mating.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Like the other members of its family, the blacktip reef shark is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viviparous\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Viviparous\" target=\"_new\">viviparous<\/a>, though the details of its life history vary across its range. Its reproductive cycle is annual off northern <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australia\" title=\"Australia\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Australia<\/a>, with mating taking place from January to February,<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-lyle&#95;30-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-lyle-30\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>30<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> as well as off <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moorea\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Moorea\" target=\"_new\">Moorea<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Polynesia\" title=\"French Polynesia\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">French Polynesia<\/a>, where mating occurs from November to March.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-porcher&#95;31-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-porcher-31\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>31<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The cycle is biennial off Aldabra, where intense competition within and between species for food may constrain females to only bearing young every other year.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-stevens&#95;13-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-stevens-13\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>13<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Earlier accounts from the Indian Ocean by Johnson (1978), Madagascar by Fourmanoir (1961), and the Red Sea by Gohar and Mazhar (1964), indicated a biannual cycle in these regions with two breeding seasons per year from June to July and December to January.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-porcher&#95;31-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-porcher-31\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>31<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-fourmanoir&#95;32-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-fourmanoir-32\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>32<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-gohar&#95;and&#95;mazhar&#95;33-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-gohar_and_mazhar-33\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>33<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> If accurate, the shorter reproductive cycles of these subpopulations may be a consequence of warmer water.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-porcher&#95;31-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-porcher-31\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>31<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>When receptive to mating, a female blacktip reef shark swims slowly in a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/sinusoidal\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"wikt:sinusoidal\" target=\"_new\">sinusoidal<\/a> pattern near the bottom with her head pointed down; observations in the wild suggest female sharks release chemical signals that allow males to track them. Once the male finds her, he closes to around 15&#160;cm (5.9&#160;in) and follows her with his snout oriented towards her vent.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-johnson&#95;and&#95;nelson&#95;34-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-johnson_and_nelson-34\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>34<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> A courting male may also bite the female behind her gills or on her pectoral fins; these mating wounds heal completely after 4\u20136 weeks.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-porcher&#95;31-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-porcher-31\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>31<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> After a period of synchronous swimming, the male pushes the female on her side and positions her so her head is against the bottom and her tail is raised. Once the female is in position, the male inserts one of his <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Claspers\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Claspers\" target=\"_new\">claspers<\/a> into her <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cloaca\" title=\"Cloaca\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">cloaca<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Animal_sexual_behavior\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Animal sexual behavior\" target=\"_new\">Copulation<\/a> lasts for several minutes, after which the sharks separate and resume their regular behavior.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-johnson&#95;and&#95;nelson&#95;34-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-johnson_and_nelson-34\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>34<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Off <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moorea\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Moorea\" target=\"_new\">Moorea<\/a>, individual older females mate and give birth at a consistent time every year, often to within a week's precision, whereas younger females exhibit more variability in their timing. Younger females are also more likely to fail to become pregnant after mating.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-porcher&#95;31-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-porcher-31\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>31<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size mw-halign-left\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Carcharhinus_melanopterus_rangiroa.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"An expanse of clear water and white sand, and several sharks swimming with their black-tipped dorsal fins protruding above the water\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8b\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus_rangiroa.jpg\/250px-Carcharhinus_melanopterus_rangiroa.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Young blacktip reef sharks frequent very shallow, sandy flats.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gestation_period\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Gestation period\" target=\"_new\">gestation period<\/a> has been reported as 10\u201311 months long in the Indian Ocean and Pacific islands,<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-stevens&#95;13-6\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-stevens-13\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>13<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-porcher&#95;31-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-porcher-31\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>31<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> and 7\u20139 months long off northern Australia.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-lyle&#95;30-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-lyle-30\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>30<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Earlier authors, such as Melouk (1957), have estimated a gestation period as long as 16 months, though the validity of this figure has subsequently been challenged.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-porcher&#95;31-6\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-porcher-31\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>31<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The female has a single functional <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ovary\" title=\"Ovary\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ovary<\/a> (on the right) and two functional <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uterus\" title=\"Uterus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">uteruses<\/a>, divided into separate compartments for each <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Embryo\" title=\"Embryo\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">embryo<\/a>. Newly <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ovulation\" title=\"Ovulation\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ovulated<\/a> egg cases measure 3.9&#160;cm (1.5&#160;in) by 2.6&#160;cm (1.0&#160;in); after hatching the embryos are sustained by a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yolk_sac\" title=\"Yolk sac\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">yolk sac<\/a> during the first stage of development. After two months, the embryo measures 4&#160;cm (1.6&#160;in) long and has well-developed external gills. After four months, the yolk sac has begun to be converted into a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Placenta\" title=\"Placenta\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">placental<\/a> connection that attaches to the uterine wall; at this time, the embryo's dark fin markings develop. By five months, the embryo measures 24&#160;cm (9.4&#160;in) and has resorbed its external gills; the placenta is fully formed, though some yolk remains until seven months into gestation.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-stevens&#95;13-7\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-stevens-13\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>13<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Parturition occurs from September to November, with females making use of shallow nursery areas interior of the reef.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-papastamatiou&#95;et&#95;al2&#95;17-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-papastamatiou_et_al2-17\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>17<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-lyle&#95;30-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-lyle-30\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>30<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-porcher&#95;31-7\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-porcher-31\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>31<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Newborn pups measure 40\u201350&#160;cm (16\u201320&#160;in) long in the Indian Ocean and off northern Australia, while free-swimming pups as small as 33&#160;cm (13&#160;in) long have been observed in the Pacific islands.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-papastamatiou&#95;et&#95;al&#95;16-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-papastamatiou_et_al-16\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>16<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-melouk&#95;35-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-melouk-35\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>35<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The litter size is 2\u20135 (typically 4), and is not correlated with female size.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-fowler&#95;et&#95;al&#95;9-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-fowler_et_al-9\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>9<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-stevens&#95;13-8\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-stevens-13\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>13<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Young blacktip reef sharks commonly form large groups in water barely deep enough to cover their bodies, over sand flats or in mangrove swamps close to shore. During high tide, they also move onto flooded coral platforms or <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seaweed\" title=\"Seaweed\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">seaweed<\/a> beds.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-papastamatiou&#95;et&#95;al2&#95;17-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-papastamatiou_et_al2-17\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>17<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-hobson&#95;27-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-hobson-27\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>27<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-36\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-36\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>36<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Growth is initially rapid; one documented captive shark grew an average of 23&#160;cm (9.1&#160;in) per year in its first two years of life.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-37\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-37\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>37<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The growth rate slows to around 5&#160;cm (2.0&#160;in) per year in juveniles and adults.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-papastamatiou&#95;et&#95;al2&#95;17-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-papastamatiou_et_al2-17\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>17<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Males and females <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sexual_maturation\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Sexual maturation\" target=\"_new\">mature sexually<\/a> at lengths of 95&#160;cm (37&#160;in) and 97&#160;cm (38&#160;in) respectively off northern Australia,<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-lyle&#95;30-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-lyle-30\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>30<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> and 105&#160;cm (41&#160;in) and 110&#160;cm (43&#160;in), respectively, off Aldabra.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-stevens&#95;13-9\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-stevens-13\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>13<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Males mature at 97&#160;cm (38&#160;in) long off Palmyra Atoll.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-papastamatiou&#95;et&#95;al2&#95;17-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-papastamatiou_et_al2-17\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>17<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Human_interactions\">Human interactions<\/h2><\/div>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Snorkeler_with_blacktip_reef_shark.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A snorkeler on the left looks at a small nearby shark, which is swimming away\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0f\/Snorkeler_with_blacktip_reef_shark.jpg\/330px-Snorkeler_with_blacktip_reef_shark.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" style=\"--mw-file-upright: 1.2\" class=\"mw-file-element mw-file-upright\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Submerged swimmers are less likely to be bitten by the blacktip reef shark than waders.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Under most circumstances, the blacktip reef shark has a timid demeanor and is easily frightened away by swimmers. However, its inshore habitat preferences bring it into frequent contact with humans, and thus it is regarded as potentially dangerous.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-compagno&#95;3-9\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-compagno-3\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>3<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> As of late 2025 there are 14 unprovoked attacks and around 35-42 in total were listed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Shark_Attack_File\" title=\"International Shark Attack File\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">International Shark Attack File<\/a> that are attributable to the blacktip reef shark.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-38\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-38\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>38<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Most attacks involve sharks biting the legs or feet of waders, apparently mistaking them for their natural prey, and do not result in serious injury.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-compagno&#95;3-10\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-compagno-3\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>3<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> In the Marshall Islands, native islanders avoid blacktip reef shark attacks by swimming rather than wading through shallow water, as a way of discouraging these sharks is to submerge one's body. The blacktip reef shark has also been known to become aggressive in the presence of bait, and may pose a threat while attempting to steal the catches of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spearfishing\" title=\"Spearfishing\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">spear fishers<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-compagno&#95;3-11\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-compagno-3\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>3<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>The blacktip reef shark is a normal catch of coastal <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fisheries\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Fisheries\" target=\"_new\">fisheries<\/a>, such as those operating off <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thailand\" title=\"Thailand\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Thailand<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/India\" title=\"India\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">India<\/a>, but is not targeted or considered commercially important.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-fowler&#95;et&#95;al&#95;9-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-fowler_et_al-9\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>9<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The meat (sold fresh, frozen, dried and salted, or smoked for human consumption), <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shark_liver_oil\" title=\"Shark liver oil\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">liver oil<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shark_fin_soup\" title=\"Shark fin soup\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">fins<\/a> are used.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-fishbase&#95;6-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-fishbase-6\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>6<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature\" title=\"International Union for Conservation of Nature\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">International Union for Conservation of Nature<\/a> has assessed the blacktip reef shark as Vulnerable and declining. Though it remains widespread and common overall, substantial local declines due to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Overfishing\" title=\"Overfishing\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">overfishing<\/a> have now been documented in many areas. This species has a low reproductive rate, limiting its capacity for recovering from depletion.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-fowler&#95;et&#95;al&#95;9-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-fowler_et_al-9\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>9<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-papastamatiou&#95;et&#95;al&#95;16-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-papastamatiou_et_al-16\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>16<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Blacktip reef sharks are popular subjects of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Public_aquarium\" title=\"Public aquarium\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">public aquarium<\/a> exhibits, because of their stereotypically \"shark-like\" appearance, ability to breed in captivity and modest size, and are also attractions for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ecotourism\" title=\"Ecotourism\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ecotourism<\/a> divers.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-yano&#95;and&#95;morrissey&#95;10-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-yano_and_morrissey-10\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>10<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-press&#95;14-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-press-14\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>14<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-See_also\">See also<\/h2><\/div>\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oceanic_whitetip_shark\" title=\"Oceanic whitetip shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Oceanic whitetip shark<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whitetip_reef_shark\" title=\"Whitetip reef shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Whitetip reef shark<\/a> \u2013 another species of requiem sharks known for and named after the coloration of the tips of its fins<\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-References\">References<\/h2><\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns\" style=\"column-width: calc( 0.9 * 30em );\"><ol class=\"references\">\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-iucn&#95;status&#95;19&#95;November&#95;2021-1\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-iucn_status_19_November_2021_1-0\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><cite id=\"rdp-we-CITEREFSimpfendorfer,&#95;C.Yuneni,&#95;R.R.Tanay,&#95;D.Seyha,&#95;L.2020\" class=\"citation journal cs1\">Simpfendorfer, C.; Yuneni, R.R.; Tanay, D.; Seyha, L.; Haque, A.B.; Fahmi; Bin Ali, A.; Bineesh, K.K.; Gautama, D.A.; Maung, A.; Sianipar, A.; Utzurrum, J.A.T.; Vo, V.Q. 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American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists: <span class=\"nowrap\">539\u2013<\/span>542. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doi_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Doi (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">doi<\/a>:<a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2307%2F1443626\" target=\"_new\">10.2307\/1443626<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/JSTOR_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"JSTOR (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">JSTOR<\/a>&#160;<a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/1443626\" target=\"_new\">1443626<\/a>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Copeia&amp;rft.atitle=Copulation+and+possible+olfaction-mediated+pair+formation+in+two+species+of+carcharhinid+sharks&amp;rft.volume=1978&amp;rft.issue=3&amp;rft.pages=539-542&amp;rft.date=1978&amp;rft&#95;id=info%3Adoi%2F10.2307%2F1443626&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2F1443626%23id-name%3DJSTOR&amp;rft.au=Johnson%2C+R.H.&amp;rft.au=D.R.+Nelson&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABlacktip+reef+shark\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-melouk-35\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-melouk_35-0\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite id=\"rdp-we-CITEREFMelouk,&#95;M.A.1957\" class=\"citation journal cs1\">Melouk, M.A. (1957). \"On the Development of <i>Carcharhinus Melanopterus<\/i> [sic] (Q. &amp; G.)\". <i>Marine Biological Station, Ghardaqa<\/i>. <b>9<\/b>: <span class=\"nowrap\">229\u2013<\/span>251.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Marine+Biological+Station%2C+Ghardaqa&amp;rft.atitle=On+the+Development+of+Carcharhinus+Melanopterus+%5Bsic%5D+%28Q.+%26+G.%29&amp;rft.volume=9&amp;rft.pages=229-251&amp;rft.date=1957&amp;rft.au=Melouk%2C+M.A.&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABlacktip+reef+shark\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-36\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-36\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\">Martin, R.A. <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/elasmo-research.org\/education\/topics\/b_dorsal_out.htm\" target=\"_new\">Why Do Sharks Expose Their Dorsal Fins?<\/a> ReefQuest Centre for Shark Research. 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Retrieved on May 18, 2009.<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-External_links\">External links<\/h2><\/div>\n\n<ul><li><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/fishbase.org\/Summary\/speciesSummary.php?ID=877\" target=\"_new\"><i>Carcharhinus melanopterus<\/i>, Blacktip reef shark<\/a> at <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fishbase.org\/search.php\" target=\"_new\">FishBase<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160104220746\/http:\/\/www.flmnh.ufl.edu\/fish\/Gallery\/Descript\/BlacktipReefShark\/BlacktipReefShark.html\" target=\"_new\">Biological Profiles: Blacktip Reef Shark<\/a> at <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flmnh.ufl.edu\/fish\/\" target=\"_new\">Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Photos of <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/sealifecollection.org\/taxon\/105795\" target=\"_new\">Blacktip reef shark<\/a> in the Sealife Collection<\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"navbox-styles\"><\/div><div role=\"navigation\" class=\"navbox\" aria-labelledby=\"Extant&#95;requiem&#95;shark&#95;species3889\" style=\"padding:3px\"><table class=\"nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner\" style=\"border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit\"><tbody><tr><th scope=\"col\" class=\"navbox-title\" colspan=\"2\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333133064\" \/><div id=\"rdp-we-Extant&#95;requiem&#95;shark&#95;species3889\" style=\"font-size:114%;margin:0 4em\">Extant <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Requiem_shark\" title=\"Requiem shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">requiem shark<\/a> species<\/div><\/th><\/tr><tr><td class=\"navbox-abovebelow\" colspan=\"2\"><div>\n<ul><li>Kingdom <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Animal\" title=\"Animal\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Animalia<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Phylum <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chordate\" title=\"Chordate\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Chordata<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Class <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chondrichthyes\" title=\"Chondrichthyes\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Chondrichthyes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Subclass <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elasmobranchii\" title=\"Elasmobranchii\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Elasmobranchii<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Subdivision <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shark\" title=\"Shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Selachii<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Order <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carcharhiniformes\" title=\"Carcharhiniformes\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Carcharhiniformes<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carcharhinus\" title=\"Carcharhinus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Carcharhinus<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blacknose_shark\" title=\"Blacknose shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Blacknose shark (<i>C. acronotus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Silvertip_shark\" title=\"Silvertip shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Silvertip shark (<i>C. albimarginatus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bignose_shark\" title=\"Bignose shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Bignose shark (<i>C. altimus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Graceful_shark\" title=\"Graceful shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Graceful shark (<i>C. amblyrhynchoides<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grey_reef_shark\" title=\"Grey reef shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Grey reef shark (<i>C. amblyrhynchos<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pigeye_shark\" title=\"Pigeye shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Pigeye shark (<i>C. amboinensis<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Borneo_shark\" title=\"Borneo shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Borneo shark (<i>C. borneensis<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Copper_shark\" title=\"Copper shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Copper shark (<i>C. brachyurus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spinner_shark\" title=\"Spinner shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Spinner shark (<i>C. brevipinna<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nervous_shark\" title=\"Nervous shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Nervous shark (<i>C. cautus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_smalltail_shark\" title=\"Pacific smalltail shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Pacific smalltail shark (<i>C. cerdale<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carcharhinus_coatesi\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Carcharhinus coatesi\" target=\"_new\"><i>C. coatesi<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whitecheek_shark\" title=\"Whitecheek shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Whitecheek shark (<i>C. dussumieri<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Silky_shark\" title=\"Silky shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Silky shark (<i>C. falciformis<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Creek_whaler\" title=\"Creek whaler\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Creek whaler (<i>C. fitzroyensis<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Galapagos_shark\" title=\"Galapagos shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Galapagos shark (<i>C. galapagenisis<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pondicherry_shark\" title=\"Pondicherry shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Pondicherry shark (<i>C. hemiodon<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Finetooth_shark\" title=\"Finetooth shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Finetooth shark (<i>C. isodon<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Smoothtooth_blacktip_shark\" title=\"Smoothtooth blacktip shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Smoothtooth blacktip shark (<i>C. leiodon<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bull_shark\" title=\"Bull shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Bull shark (<i>C. leucas<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blacktip_shark\" title=\"Blacktip shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Blacktip shark (<i>C. limbatus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oceanic_whitetip_shark\" title=\"Oceanic whitetip shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Oceanic whitetip shark (<i>C. longimanus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hardnose_shark\" title=\"Hardnose shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Hardnose shark (<i>C. macloti<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"mw-selflink selflink\">Blacktip reef shark (<i>C. melanopterus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dusky_shark\" title=\"Dusky shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Dusky shark (<i>C. obscurus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daggernose_shark\" title=\"Daggernose shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Daggernose shark (<i>C. oxyrhynchus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caribbean_reef_shark\" title=\"Caribbean reef shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Caribbean reef shark (<i>C. perezi<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sandbar_shark\" title=\"Sandbar shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Sandbar shark (<i>C. plumbeus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Smalltail_shark\" title=\"Smalltail shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Smalltail shark (<i>C. porosus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blackspot_shark\" title=\"Blackspot shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Blackspot shark (<i>C. sealei<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Night_shark\" title=\"Night shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Night shark (<i>C. signatus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spot-tail_shark\" title=\"Spot-tail shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Spot-tail shark (<i>C. sorrah<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_blacktip_shark\" title=\"Australian blacktip shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Australian blacktip shark (<i>C. tilstoni<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carcharhinus_tjutjot\" title=\"Carcharhinus tjutjot\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Indonesian whaler shark (<i>C. tjutjot<\/i>)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tiger_shark\" title=\"Tiger shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Galeocerdo<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tiger_shark\" title=\"Tiger shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Tiger shark (<i>G. cuvier<\/i>)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/River_shark\" title=\"River shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Glyphis<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Borneo_river_shark\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Borneo river shark\" target=\"_new\">Borneo river shark (<i>G. fowlerae<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ganges_shark\" title=\"Ganges shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Ganges shark (<i>G. gangeticus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northern_river_shark\" title=\"Northern river shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Northern river shark (<i>G. garricki<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Speartooth_shark\" title=\"Speartooth shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Speartooth shark (<i>G. glyphis<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irrawaddy_river_shark\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Irrawaddy river shark\" target=\"_new\">Irrawaddy river shark (<i>G. siamensis<\/i>)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lamiopsis\" title=\"Lamiopsis\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Lamiopsis<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Broadfin_shark\" title=\"Broadfin shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Broadfin shark (<i>L. temminckii<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Borneo_broadfin_shark\" title=\"Borneo broadfin shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Borneo broadfin shark (<i>L. tephrodes<\/i>)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sliteye_shark\" title=\"Sliteye shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Loxodon<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sliteye_shark\" title=\"Sliteye shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Sliteye shark (<i>L. macrorhinus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whitenose_shark\" title=\"Whitenose shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Nasolamia<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whitenose_shark\" title=\"Whitenose shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Whitenose shark (<i>N. velox<\/i>)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Negaprion\" title=\"Negaprion\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Negaprion<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sicklefin_lemon_shark\" title=\"Sicklefin lemon shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Sicklefin lemon shark (<i>N. acutidens<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lemon_shark\" title=\"Lemon shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Lemon shark (<i>N. brevirostris<\/i>)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blue_shark\" title=\"Blue shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Prionace<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blue_shark\" title=\"Blue shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Blue shark (<i>P. glauca<\/i>)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhizoprionodon\" title=\"Rhizoprionodon\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Rhizoprionodon<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milk_shark\" title=\"Milk shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Milk shark (<i>R. acutus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazilian_sharpnose_shark\" title=\"Brazilian sharpnose shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Brazilian sharpnose shark (<i>R. lalandii<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_sharpnose_shark\" title=\"Pacific sharpnose shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Pacific sharpnose shark (<i>R. longurio<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grey_sharpnose_shark\" title=\"Grey sharpnose shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Grey sharpnose shark (<i>R. oligolinx<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caribbean_sharpnose_shark\" title=\"Caribbean sharpnose shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Caribbean sharpnose shark (<i>R. porosus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_sharpnose_shark\" title=\"Australian sharpnose shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Australian sharpnose shark (<i>R. taylori<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantic_sharpnose_shark\" title=\"Atlantic sharpnose shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Atlantic sharpnose shark (<i>R. terraenovae<\/i>)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scoliodon\" title=\"Scoliodon\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Scoliodon<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spadenose_shark\" title=\"Spadenose shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Spadenose shark (<i>S. laticaudus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_spadenose_shark\" title=\"Pacific spadenose shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Pacific spadenose shark (<i>S. macrorhynchos<\/i>)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whitetip_reef_shark\" title=\"Whitetip reef shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Triaenodon<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whitetip_reef_shark\" title=\"Whitetip reef shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Whitetip reef shark (<i>T. obesus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<div class=\"portal-bar noprint metadata noviewer portal-bar-bordered\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Portals\"><span class=\"portal-bar-header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Contents\/Portals\" title=\"Wikipedia:Contents\/Portals\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Portals<\/a>:<\/span><ul 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class=\"wiki-link\">Marine life<\/a><\/li><li class=\"portal-bar-item\"><span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"noviewer\" typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Greyreefsharksmall2.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"icon\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/5\/53\/Greyreefsharksmall2.jpg\/40px-Greyreefsharksmall2.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"21\" height=\"19\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:Sharks\" title=\"Portal:Sharks\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Sharks<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"navbox-styles\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333133064\" \/><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1353707246\" \/><\/div><div role=\"navigation\" class=\"navbox\" aria-labelledby=\"Taxon&#95;identifiers3382\" style=\"padding:3px\"><table class=\"nowraplinks hlist navbox-inner\" style=\"border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit\"><tbody><tr><th scope=\"col\" class=\"navbox-title\" colspan=\"2\"><div id=\"rdp-we-Taxon&#95;identifiers3382\" style=\"font-size:114%;margin:0 4em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Taxon_identifiers\" title=\"Help:Taxon identifiers\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Taxon identifiers<\/a><\/div><\/th><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%;text-align: left;\"><i>Carcharhinus melanopterus<\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikidata\" title=\"Wikidata\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Wikidata<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><span class=\"external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q726384\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"wikidata:Q726384\" target=\"_new\">Q726384<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikispecies\" title=\"Wikispecies\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Wikispecies<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><span class=\"external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/species.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"wikispecies:Carcharhinus melanopterus\" target=\"_new\">Carcharhinus melanopterus<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Animal_Diversity_Web\" title=\"Animal Diversity Web\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ADW<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/animaldiversity.org\/accounts\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus\/\" target=\"_new\">Carcharhinus_melanopterus<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_Faunal_Directory\" title=\"Australian Faunal Directory\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">AFD<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/biodiversity.org.au\/afd\/taxa\/Carcharhinus_melanopterus\" target=\"_new\">Carcharhinus_melanopterus<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barcode_of_Life_Data_System\" title=\"Barcode of Life Data System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">BOLD<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/bench.boldsystems.org\/index.php\/TaxBrowser_TaxonPage?taxid=55540\" target=\"_new\">55540<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catalogue_of_Life\" title=\"Catalogue of Life\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">CoL<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.catalogueoflife.org\/data\/taxon\/R3PH\" target=\"_new\">R3PH<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Encyclopedia_of_Life\" title=\"Encyclopedia of Life\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">EoL<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/eol.org\/pages\/46559786\" target=\"_new\">46559786<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Nature_Information_System\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"European Nature Information System\" target=\"_new\">EUNIS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/eunis.eea.europa.eu\/species\/124125\" target=\"_new\">124125<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FishBase\" title=\"FishBase\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">FishBase<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fishbase.ca\/summary\/877\" target=\"_new\">877<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Global_Biodiversity_Information_Facility\" title=\"Global Biodiversity Information Facility\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">GBIF<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbif.org\/species\/2417981\" target=\"_new\">2417981<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/INaturalist\" title=\"INaturalist\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">iNaturalist<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/inaturalist.org\/taxa\/67964\" target=\"_new\">67964<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interim_Register_of_Marine_and_Nonmarine_Genera\" title=\"Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">IRMNG<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irmng.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10760874\" target=\"_new\">10760874<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System\" title=\"Integrated Taxonomic Information System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ITIS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itis.gov\/servlet\/SingleRpt\/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=160365\" target=\"_new\">160365<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IUCN_Red_List\" title=\"IUCN Red List\" target=\"_new\" 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style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ocean_Biodiversity_Information_System\" title=\"Ocean Biodiversity Information System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">OBIS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/obis.org\/taxon\/105795\" target=\"_new\">105795<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Open_Tree_of_Life\" title=\"Open Tree of Life\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Open Tree of Life<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/tree.opentreeoflife.org\/taxonomy\/browse?id=517931\" target=\"_new\">517931<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E8%87%BA%E7%81%A3%E7%89%A9%E7%A8%AE%E5%90%8D%E9%8C%84\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"zh:\u81fa\u7063\u7269\u7a2e\u540d\u9304\" target=\"_new\">TaiCOL<\/a>: 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