WATERY WEDNESDAY # 17

WATERY WEDNESDAY# 17

Sharks come in all shapes and sizes and we have a sleek coral reef dweller for this Watery Wednesday! So come meet this gray shark with colored tips!

MEET THE BLACKTIP REEF SHARK!

Range/Habitat: Indo-Pacific Oceans/coral reefs-shallows

Diet: Carnivore: fish, crustaceans, octopus, squid

Length/Weight: up 6 ½ ft/ over 99lb

Conservation Status: Near Threatened

Fun Facts:

• Blacktip Reef Sharks are the most common shark in coral reefs of the Pacific Ocean.
• Blacktip reef sharks have streamlined bodies with black color on the tips of their fins.
• They are powerful are strong and quick swimmers.
• Blacktip reef sharks must swim to breath. The motion moves the water over their gills that extract oxygen from the water.
• They can be curious of divers.

Blacktip reef sharks are fast and sleek! They are very important in their coral reef habitats, because they’re apex predators (top of the food chain). Blacktip reef sharks look so sleek and smooth! Do you think they feel that way? Nope- they feel like sandpaper! Neat, huh?