The blacktip shark, Carcharhinus limbatus, is a species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae.
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There are 166 species, including 30 species of requiem shark, 32 of catshark, six of wobbegong shark, and 40 of dogfish shark.
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The blacktip reef shark is a species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae, easily identified by the prominent black tips on its fins.
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They live in the western Atlantic Ocean, ranging from Bermuda to southern Brazil, and are the only Atlantic requiem shark species that undergoes its entire life cycles within coral reef ecosystems.
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Based on the bite size and wounds, Burgess said the shark must have been about 8 or 9 feet in length and a member of the requiem family of sharks.
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Unlike other requiem sharks, which rely on ram ventilation and must constantly swim to breathe, this shark can pump water over its gills and lie still on the bottom.