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Blacktip reef shark - Carcharhinus melanopterus

Family CARCHARHINIDAE - Requiem sharks

Resouces from government sites on Carcharhinus melanopterus :

Description Grey Reef Shark - Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
It is one of the most common reef sharks in the Pacific Ocean, along with the blacktip
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/scuba/Shark/Shark.htm

Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department
Lemon, Negaprion brevirostris, 2.5, 3. Silky, Carcharhinus falciformis, 1.6, 2.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/carcharhinus/c._amblyrhynchos$narrative.html

ADW: Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos: Information
The blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) and the blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus
http://www.nova.edu/ocean/sharksandrays.html

Biology of Sharks and Rays
A pair of Blackfin Reef Sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) cruises among
http://www.nova.edu/~thomasjd/ozreef/ozreef_imagesfin.html

OZReef Images Page
To date we have seen 7 species of sharks. Whitetips and blacktip reef sharks,
http://research.yale.edu/cgi-bin/swahili/specialized_vocab.cgi?DiaOrTerm=Terminology&DiaOrTermNum=25&EngP=1

Kamusi - Specialized Vocabulary Results
...black tip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus), pl black tip reef sharks { Swahili:
http://www.hawaii.edu/HIMB/sharklab/reefsharks/

Reef Sharks at HIMB
Other species currently in captivity include blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus),
http://www.hawaii.edu/zoology/tester/albert_tester.htm

Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii
43pp. Tester, AL and S. Kato. 1966. Visual target discrimination in blacktip sharks
http://www.zoo.ufl.edu/dhefish/Cardio.html

Fish Cardiovascular Physiology References
117, 449-458. Bennett, MB (1996). Efferent branchial artery reactivity in the blacktip
http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/photos/fauna/sci-Fish.html

CalPhotos: Browse Fish Scientific Names
1) Caranx melampygus (2) Carassius auratus auratus (1) Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
http://nelson.beckman.uiuc.edu/fishBase04.html

Electrosensory Bibliography (2000-2004)
Haine OS, Ridd PV, Rowe RJ (2001) Range of electrosensory detection of
http://bio.classes.ucsc.edu/bio162/Moorea%202004/midterms/fishpractical.html

Fish Practical
Scorpionfish. Pterois radiata- Clearfin Lionfish. Sharks/Rays. Carcharhinus
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/paleo/sharkteeth/



Academic web resources on Carcharhinus melanopterus :

ITIS Standard Report Page: Carcharhinus melanopterus
Go to Print Version, Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) Taxonomic
http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/RefRpt?search_type=publication&search_id=pub_id&search_id_value=713

ITIS 'Publication' Search results for Compagno, Leonard JV
Carcharhinus maou (Lesson, 1831) -- invalid. Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy and
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10367661&dopt=Abstract

Suspected intestinal torsion in a blacktip reef shark ...
A blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) with a history of recurrent
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9780832&dopt=Abstract

Haemorrhagic septicaemia by Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. ...
One black-tip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) was found dead without
http://www.nps.gov/npsa/NPSAfish/family/carchar.htm

NPSpecies Report
Native. Carcharhinus melanopterus, apeape, malie-alamata, reef blacktip shark,
http://www.nps.gov/npsa/NPSAfish/fish_pops/carchar/shark01.htm

National Park of American Samoa
Fishes of Nationa Park of American Samoa. Reef Sharks. Carcharhinus melanopterus.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol03_Ch0121-0200D/HRS0187A/HRS_0187A-0001.htm

PART I
...including but not limited to: inshore species of galapagos shark (Carcharhinus
http://www.doi.gov/oia/Stories/Guamstamp.htm

GUAM INSPIRES MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL STAMP
5. Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica) 6. Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2004/February/Day-24/i3851.htm

EPA: Federal Register: Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the ...
Silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus) Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagenis)
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/awic200003.htm



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