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Blacktip shark

Carcharhinus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1839)

Sightings logged
1
Dive sites
1
Peak season
Jun

About the Blacktip shark

A blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus), known locally as Thun hima miyaru, is a member of the family Carcharhinidae (order Carcharhiniformes). It reaches common to 1.5m; max. 2.5 m. It is found across the World-wide in tropical and subtropical waters.

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Based on 1 community sighting
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Blacktip shark
Peak: Jun

💡 Sighting data is crowd-sourced from diver logs. Patterns sharpen as more dives are logged.

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Emboodhoo Canyon
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