Gray reef shairk
The gray reef shairk (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, whiles misspellt amblyrhynchus or amblyrhinchos)[2] is a speshies o requiem shairk, in the faimily Carcharhinidae. Ane o the maist common reef shairks in the Indo-Paceefic, it is foond as far east as Easter Island an as far wast as Sooth Africae. This species is maist aften seen in shallae watter near the drop-affs o coral reefs. The grey reef shairk haes the teepical "reef shark" shape, wi a broad, roond snoot an lairge een. This species can be distinguisht frae similar species bi the plain or white-tippit first dorsal fin, the dairk tips on the ither fins, the broad, black rear margin on the tail fin, an the lack o ridge atween the dorsal fins. Maist indwallers are less nor 1.9 m (6.2 ft) lang.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kinrick: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Cless: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Faimily: | Carcharhinidae |
| Genus: | Carcharhinus |
| Species: | C. amblyrhynchos |
| Binomial name | |
| Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856)
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| Range o the gray reef shark | |
| Synonyms | |
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Carcharias amblyrhynchos Bleeker, 1856 | |
References
eedit- ↑ Smale, M.J. (2009). "Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T39365A10216946. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T39365A10216946.en.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2009). "Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos" in FishBase. April 2009 version.
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