Blacktip Shark

Carcharhinus limbatus (species), “Requiem Shark”, “Spot-Fin Ground Shark”, “Black Tip”, “Black-Tipped Shark”, “Blacktip Whaler”, “Common Blacktip Shark”, “Grey Shark”, “Shark”, “Small Black Tipped Shark”, “Small Blacktip Shark”, “Black Fin Shark”

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The blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) is a species of requiem shark, and part of the family Carcharhinidae. It is common to coastal tropical and subtropical waters around the world, including brackish habitats. Genetic analyses have revealed substantial variation within this species, with populations from the western Atlantic Ocean isolated and distinct from those in the rest of its range. The blacktip shark has a stout, fusiform body with a pointed snout, long gill slits, and no ridge between the dorsal fins. Most individuals have black tips or edges on the pectoral, dorsal, pelvic, and caudal fins. It usually attains a length of 1.5 m (4.9 ft). Swift, energetic piscivores, blacktip sharks are known to make spinning leaps out of the water while attacking schools of small fish. Their…