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Caribbean reef shark🦈

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SpeciesCarcharhiniformesCarcharhinidae
Sharks & rays

🦈Carcharhinus perezii

Carcharhinus perezii (Poey, 1876)

The Caribbean reef shark is a species of requiem shark, belonging to the family Carcharhinidae. It is found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil, and is the most commonly encountered reef shark in the Caribbean Sea. With a robust, streamlined body typical of the requiem sharks, this species is difficult to tell apart from other large members of its family such as the dusky shark and the silky shark. Distinguishing characteristics include dusky-colored fins without prominent markings, a short free rear tip on the second dorsal fin, and tooth shape and number.

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Caribbean reef shark, Caribbean Reef Shark
Conservation status
ENEndangered

IUCN Red List assessment, 2021.

Population trendDecreasing
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Carcharhinus perezi (es), Carcharhinus perezii (fr), Karibischer Riffhai (de), tauró dels esculls del Carib (ca), žralok Perezův (cs), Υφαλοκαρχαρίας της Καραϊβικής (el) … and 19 more languages
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