Kingdom : Animalia Class : Chondrichthyes Family : Carcharhinidae Scientific Name : Carcharhinus Amblyrhynchos Size : 1.5 - 2m (5 - 6.6ft) Weight : 20 - 30kg (44 - 66lbs) Top Speed : 40km/h (25mph) Life Span : 22 - 28 years Colour : Grey, White, Black Skin Type : Smooth Special Features : Long, broad snout and large eyes
- Grey Reef Sharks are a species of sharks found in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.
- They are one of the most common species of sharks.
- They inhabit the coastal regions and the Continental shelves from the middle East to the islands in Pacific
- They are a smaller species of sharks growing to an average length of 1.5-2m.
- Distinctively, they have a long, slender body, large fins and a rounded snout.
- They are known to be more active at night than during the day.
- They lay on the ocean floor for long durations and suddenly show aggression and become active at the sight of food.
- They slowly glide through the water at speeds not exceeding a few miles an hour.
- They are carnivores feeding on reef fish, squid and shrimp.
- Though inquisitive towards humans, they are not a great threat.
- They have very few natural predators in larger sharks and humans.
- The larger marine carnivores inhabit the deeper oceanic water and thereby are not a threat to the grey reef sharks.
- Interestingly, when threatened, the grey reef shark arch up their bodies and move their head from side to side slowly.
- They are known to do this as not a form of attack but to intimidate the potential threat.