Gray reef shairk

Gray reef shark
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Cless:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Faimily:	Carcharhinidae
Genus:	Carcharhinus
Species:	C. amblyrhynchos
Binomial name
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856)
Range o the gray reef shark
Synonyms
Carcharias amblyrhynchos Bleeker, 1856 Carcharias menisorrah* Müller & Henle, 1839 Carcharias nesiotes Snyder, 1904 Carcharhinus wheeleri Garrick, 1982 Galeolamna coongoola Whitley, 1964 *ambiguous synonym

The gray reef shairk (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, whiles misspellt amblyrhynchus or amblyrhinchos) is a speshies o requiem shairk, in the faimily Carcharhinidae. Ane o the maist common reef shairks in the Indo-Paceefic, it is foond as far east as Easter Island an as far wast as Sooth Africae. This species is maist aften seen in shallae watter near the drop-affs o coral reefs. The grey reef shairk haes the teepical "reef shark" shape, wi a broad, roond snoot an lairge een. This species can be distinguisht frae similar species bi the plain or white-tippit first dorsal fin, the dairk tips on the ither fins, the broad, black rear margin on the tail fin, an the lack o ridge atween the dorsal fins. Maist indwallers are less nor 1.9 m (6.2 ft) lang.