Carcharhinus melanopterus
VU — Vulnerable

Carcharhinus melanopterus

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

84

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

CHONDRICHTHYES

Order

CARCHARHINIFORMES

Family

CARCHARHINIDAE

Genus

Carcharhinus

Carcharhinus melanopterus belongs to the family CARCHARHINIDAE, order CARCHARHINIFORMES, within the CHONDRICHTHYES class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Forest - Subtropical/tropical mangrove vegetationMajorMarine coastal/supratidalMajorMarine neriticMajor
04 — Threats

Threats

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

Habitat shifting & alteration

Ongoing

Recreational activities

Ongoing
05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Species recovery
06 — Range

Found in 84 Countries

AlgeriaAmerican SamoaArgentinaAustraliaBahamasBangladeshBelgiumBelizeBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryCambodiaCayman IslandsChinaCocos (Keeling) IslandsCook IslandsCosta RicaCubaDenmarkDjiboutiDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptFijiFranceFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGermanyGuamHondurasIndiaIndonesiaJapanKenyaKiribatiMadagascarMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMozambiqueMyanmar (Burma)NetherlandsNew CaledoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaPhilippinesRéunionSamoaSaudi ArabiaSenegalSeychellesSingaporeSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameTaiwanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTunisiaTuvaluU.S. Outlying IslandsU.S. Virgin IslandsUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesVanuatuWallis & FutunaWestern SaharaYemen
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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Carcharhinus melanopterus (Carcharhinus melanopterus). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/blacktip-reef-shark

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