Great blacktip shark

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Great blacktip shark
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Great blacktip shark ( Carcharhinus brevipinna )

Systematics
without rank: Sharks (selachii)
Superordinate : Galeomorphii
Order : Ground Sharks (Carcharhiniformes)
Family : Requiem sharks (Carcharhinidae)
Genre : Carcharhinus
Type : Great blacktip shark
Scientific name
Carcharhinus brevipinna
( Müller & Henle , 1839)

The great blacktip shark , also known as spinner shark or long-nosed shark ( Carcharhinus brevipinna ), belongs to the family of requiem sharks (Charcharhinidae).

The great blacktip shark is a 1.9 to 2.7 meter tall, slender shark with a pointed snout and a relatively small first dorsal fin. The color is gray-bronze on the back and whitish on the belly. A whitish band runs across the flanks and the dorsal , pectoral and anal fins , as well as the lower part of the caudal fin, have striking black tips.

The second name spinner shark comes from the fact that it is a fast- swimming species that often jumps out of the water when hunting for schools of fish. In addition to schooling fish such as sardines , herrings and tuna , its food spectrum also includes molluscs , as well as smaller sharks and rays .

Distribution area

Widespread, almost worldwide on the continental shelf. Western Atlantic : North Carolina down to Florida , Bahamas , Cuba and the northern Gulf of Mexico (probably absent from the Caribbean ), Brazil . Southern Mediterranean off the coast of North Africa, Capverdean Islands, Sierra Leone down to Angola. Indian Ocean : Southeast Africa, Madagascar , Seychelles . Red Sea , Gulf of Aden. Western Central Pacific and also Australia . Missing in the island regions of the Pacific .

The great blacktip shark is viviparous with three to 15 offspring per litter.

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