Species · Blacktip Reef Shark

Images

Reference image

Distribution

Classification

Rank

SPECIES

Domain

ANIMAL

Scientific name

Carcharhinus melanopterus

Also known as

German

Schwarzspitzen-Riffhai

Norwegian

Carcharhinus melanopterus

Russian

Мальгашская ночная акула

Swedish

Carcharhinus melanopterus

Portuguese

Fungu

Korean

흑기흉상어

Italian

Squalo pinna nera del reef

French

Requin pointe noire

Chinese

黑鰭鯊

Spanish

Tiburón Punta Negra

Arabic

قرش الزعانف السوداء

Japanese

ツマグロ

Polish

Carcharhinus melanopterus

Danish

Sorttippet revhaj

Turkish

Siyah Uçlu Resif Köpek Balığı

Dutch

Zwartpuntrifhaai

Taxonomy

• Kingdom Tier
• Phylum Kiefermäuler
• Class Hai
• Order Grundhaie
• Family Carcharhinidae
• Genus Carcharhinus
• Species Blacktip Reef Shark

Description

species of fish

Fact sheet

Conservation status

Near Threatened IUCN Red List

Danger to humans

potentially dangerous

traumatogenic

Length

2.0 m

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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