Species · Grey Reef Shark

Images

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Distribution

Classification

Rank

SPECIES

Domain

ANIMAL

Scientific name

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Also known as

Norwegian

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

German

Grauer Riffhai

Russian

Темнопёрая серая акула

Swedish

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Portuguese

Tubarão cinzento de recife

Korean

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Italian

Squalo grigio di barriera

French

Requin gris de récif

Chinese

钝吻真鲨

Spanish

Tiburón gris

Arabic

Jarjur

Japanese

オグロメジロザメ

Polish

żarłacz rafowy

Danish

Grå revhaj

Dutch

Grijze Rifhaai

Turkish

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Taxonomy

• Phylum Kiefermäuler
• Phylum Chondrichthyes
• Class Plattenkiemer
• Class Neoselachii
• Class Hai
• Order Grundhaie
• Family Carcharhinidae
• Genus Carcharhinus
• Species Grey Reef Shark

Description

species of fish

Fact sheet

Danger to humans

potentially dangerous

traumatogenic

Lifespan

25.0 years

Weight

33.7 kg

Length

2.5 m

Visibility

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External sources

• Wikipedia Editor-curated species articles, typically with photos, habitat and distribution
• Wikidata Structured knowledge base — source of Q-IDs, images, range maps and traits
• iNaturalist Citizen-science platform with worldwide sightings, taxonomy and common names
• WoRMS World Register of Marine Species — authoritative taxonomy for marine organisms
• FishBase Global database for fishes only — size, biology, occurrence
• IUCN Red List List of globally threatened animal and plant species published by the IUCN