Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Gray Reef Shark
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Gray Reef Shark
Category: Requiem Sharks
Scientific Name: Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Size: Up to 7 ft. (2.2 m)  
Depth: 10-250 ft. (3-75 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia, Hawaii, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Elasmobranchii (Class)
  └Selachii (Infraclass)
   └Carcharhiniformes (Order)
    └Carcharhinidae (Family)
     └Carcharhinus (Genus)

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