ALS Carcharhinus albimarginatus Carcharhinidae / Requiem sharks Silvertip shark
1 Upper body grey, lower body white. 1 White tips on lobes of first dorsal, pectoral and caudal fins.
Max length: 300 cm TL
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AML Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Carcharhinidae / Requiem sharks Grey reef shark
Upper body grey, lower body white. 1 Second dorsal, anal and underside of pectoral fins black. 2 Broad black margin on caudal fin.
Max length: 240 cm TL 2 AS CK FJ FM GU KI MH MP NC NR NU PF 1 PG PN PW SB TK TO TV VU WF WS
CCE Carcharhinus leucas Carcharhinidae / Requiem sharks Bull shark
Large stout body with 1 short blunt snout and small eyes. Upper body grey, lower body white. No distinctive markings on fins. 1
Max length: 400 cm TL
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10 Carcharhinidae / Requiem sharks Carcharhinus limbatus CCL Blacktip shark
Upper body grey, lower body 1 white. 1 Black tips or edges usu- ally present on pectoral, dorsal, pelvic and caudal fins.2 Anal fin pale to white.
Max length: 275 cm TL
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Carcharhinidae / Requiem sharks Carcharhinus melanopterus BLR Blacktip reef shark
Upper body brownish-grey to yellowish-brown, lower body white. 1 A distinctive black tip on 1 first and second dorsal fins, and on pectoral, anal and caudal fins. 2 Conspicuous dark band on flanks extending to pelvic fins.
Max length: 200 cm TL
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Photo: CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection Fish National Australian CSIRO Photo: 2
Carcharhinidae / Requiem sharks Triaenodon obesus TRB Whitetip reef shark
Upper body brownish-grey, lower 2 body white, usually with 1 a few dark grey spots on body. 2 Distinctive white tip on first dorsal and upper caudal fins.
Max length: 210 cm TL
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11 SPL Sphyrna lewini Sphyrnidae / Hammerhead sharks Scalloped hammerhead
Upper body brownish-grey, lower body white. 1 Anterior margin of head curved with a prominent indentation in middle, and two lesser indentations on either side.
1 Max length: 400 cm TL
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Silvertip shark, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, Photo: Will White, at Tanjung Luar Fish Market, Lombok, Indonesia. CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection 12