#2046 · 🦈 sharks & rays

Grey Reef Shark

🇳🇱 Grijze Rifhaai ·Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

ENendangered 🦈 Sharks & rays 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Mark Rosenstein · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © J. Martin Crossley · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
3. © Mark Rosenstein · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Luis P. B. · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Luis P. B. · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Nigel Marsh · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © J. Martin Crossley · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
8. © Luis P. B. · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © Mark Rosenstein · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. © Mark Rosenstein · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The grey reef shark ( Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos , sometimes misspelled amblyrhynchus or amblyrhinchos ) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae. One of the most common reef sharks in the Indo-Pacific, it is found as far east as Easter Island and as far west as South Africa. This species is most often seen in shallow water near the drop-offs of coral reefs. The grey reef shark has the typical "reef shark" shape, with a broad, round...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 2,014iNaturalist observations
threat ENendangered

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
2,014 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Pieter Bleeker in 1856 (170 years ago).
Listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.