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- Caribbean_reef_shark abstract "The Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezii) 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. obscurus) and the silky shark (C. falciformis). Distinguishing characteristics include dusky-colored fins without prominent markings, a short free rear tip on the second dorsal fin, and tooth shape and number.Measuring up to 3 m (9.8 ft) long, the Caribbean reef shark is one of the largest apex predators in the reef ecosystem, feeding on a variety of fishes and cephalopods. They have been documented resting motionless on the sea bottom or inside caves, unusual behavior for an active-swimming shark. If threatened, it may perform a threat display in which it frequently changes direction and dips its pectoral fins. Like other requiem sharks, it is viviparous with females giving birth to 4–6 young every other year. Caribbean reef sharks are of some importance to fisheries as a source of meat, leather, liver oil, and fishmeal, but recently they have become more valuable as an ecotourist attraction. In the Bahamas and elsewhere, bait is used to attract them to groups of divers in controversial \"shark feedings\". This species is responsible for a small number of attacks on humans. The shark attacks only happen usually in the spring/summer part of the year.".
- Caribbean_reef_shark binomialAuthority Felipe_Poey.
- Caribbean_reef_shark class Chondrichthyes.
- Caribbean_reef_shark class Elasmobranchii.
- Caribbean_reef_shark conservationStatus "NT".
- Caribbean_reef_shark conservationStatusSystem "IUCN3.1".
- Caribbean_reef_shark family Requiem_shark.
- Caribbean_reef_shark genus Carcharhinus.
- Caribbean_reef_shark kingdom Animal.
- Caribbean_reef_shark order Carcharhiniformes.
- Caribbean_reef_shark order Shark.
- Caribbean_reef_shark phylum Chordate.
- Caribbean_reef_shark synonym "Eulamia springeri (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944)".
- Caribbean_reef_shark synonym "Platypodon perezi (Poey, 1876)".
- Caribbean_reef_shark thumbnail Haai11.jpg?width=300.
- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageID "5899910".
- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageLength "18682".
- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageOutDegree "128".
- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageRevisionID "706162851".
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- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageWikiLink Category:Carcharhinidae.
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- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageWikiLink Fish_meal.
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- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageWikiLink Horse-eye_jack.
- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageWikiLink International_Shark_Attack_File.
- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageWikiLink International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature.
- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageWikiLink Isla_Mujeres.
- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageWikiLink Jack_Garrick.
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- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageWikiLink Longline_fishing.
- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageWikiLink Lutjanidae.
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- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageWikiLink Methylmercury.
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- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageWikiLink Morphology_(biology).
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- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageWikiLink North_Carolina.
- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageWikiLink Oceanic_whitetip_shark.
- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageWikiLink Osteichthyes.
- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageWikiLink Overfishing.
- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageWikiLink Parasitism.
- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageWikiLink Phylogenetics.
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- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageWikiLink Sandbar_shark.
- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageWikiLink Scientific_journal.
- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageWikiLink Sexual_maturity.
- Caribbean_reef_shark wikiPageWikiLink Shark.