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Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

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Description:

When I was snorkeling at Kurumba Village in The Maldives I spotted this shark

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Blacktip reef shark

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Black Tip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

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AlbertKang
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AlbertKang
C.limbatus is a pelagic Shark, bigger in size and not often seen along the reef.

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PublishedJanuary 5, 2012

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