Blacktip (Carcharhinus limbatus)

Habitat: Coral reefs and shallow lagoons of tropical and subtropical waters
Size: About 6 ft. (1.6 m)
Diet: Reef fish and squid; occasionally smaller sharks and rays
Recorded unprovoked attacks: 26 (0 fatal)

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