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Common Blacktip Shark

Carcharhinus limbatus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ecuador.January 28, February 28, March 45, April 27, May 41, June 37, July 26, August 16, September 13, October 12, November 20, December 21.
United States1,216
Ecuador314
Galápagos314
Texas255
South Carolina236
Alabama61
North Carolina59
Louisiana41
Georgia39
Hawaii27

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassCartilaginous Fishes · Chondrichthyes
OrderGround Sharks · Carcharhiniformes
FamilyRequiem Sharks · Carcharhinidae
GenusTypical Requiem Sharks · Carcharhinus

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