Carcharhinus melanopterus

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Carcharhinus melanopterus, commonly known as the Blacktip reef shark, is a medium-sized shark growing to maximum 2 meters. They can be found in tropical and subtropical waters, from marine to brackish and sometimes even fresh (but always close to the sea). They’re brownish grey on top with whitish bellies. Their most distinctive feature are the black fin tips, especially the dorsal fin, with a stark contrasting light area below the black.

These fish inhabit mainly reefs close to the shore, but can venture off to a wide variety of habitats like even freshwater. They live solitary or in small groups. They feed mainly on fish, but will accept mollusks, crustaceans and even cephalopods as well.

A Large and active swimmer, so clearly not suitable for a home aquarium!