Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Taxonomical systematics
Scientific name
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856)
Synonyms
Carcharias amblyrhynchos
Common names
Grey Reef Shark, Grey Reef Whaler
Genus
Charcharhinus
Family
Carcharhinidae
Order
Carcharhiniformes
Class
Elasmobranchii
Phylum
Chordata
Local ecology
Distribution
Oceania, Tropical Western Pacific Ocean, Great Barrier Reef, Tropical Eastern Indian Ocean, Northern and Western Indian Ocean, Red Sea.
Biological characteristics
Maximum size
255cm TL
Wild foods
Fish, cephalopods, crustaceans (Randall et al. 1997).
Grey Reef Shark C. amblyrhynchos at Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea.
Grey Reef Shark C. amblyrhynchos at Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea.
References
Randall J.E., Allen G.R. and Steene R.C. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Publishing, Bathurst, Australia. 557pp.
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