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Carcharhinus melanopterus(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Black-tipped reef shark

Specimen from the Comprehensive Marine Biodiversity Survey (NUS-NParks). Photographed from Pulau Biola

Rene Ong
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Basic Information

Classification:
Vertebrata: Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii: Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)