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Caribbean Reef Shark

Carcharhinus perezii

Classification

The Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) is a species of requiem shark, belonging to the family Carcharhinidae. It is found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil, and is the most commonly encountered reef shark in the Caribbean Sea. With a robust, streamlined body typical of the requiem sharks, this species is difficult to tell apart from other large members of its family such as the dusky shark (C.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 182United Kingdom · 136Netherlands · 88Cuba · 50Mexico · 19Brazil · 18France · 9