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Black tip reef shark (carcharinus melanopterus ) |
 That’s the most spread shark in our waters, we can find him inside the lagoon or on the reef outside of the lagoon. Easily recognizable by it is black tips on each fin, we meet everyday males and female compare to the grey reef sharks where females are more numerous on diving sites
Mao mauri (Tahitian name) can reach 2 meters (6 to 7 feet) but the average is about 1,60 meters (5 feet), this viviparous shark is living in schools of a dozen of animals in quiet a territorial behavior.
After 8 to 9 month pregnancy, the female gives birth to 3 or 4 babies who are going to grow around 4 cm (2 inches) a year to reach sexual maturity around 1 year.
This fearless shark easily comes close to divers, but with an alimentary stimuli (dead fishes hooked on the belt, for example) his behavior can become stressful and the risk of bite (most of the time minor) can be real in case of frenzy.
Hunting behavior of this shark is mostly nocturnal where all his senses are very useful; he feeds on small fishes, octopuses and rarely small birds. |
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