Monday, November 1, 2010

Monday Morgue: 1st November 2010

P1410999
Shark (Elasmobranchii)
Beting Bemban Besar, 3rd April 2010

Based on the black tip on the first dorsal fin and the general body proportions, this might be a young blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus).

FishBase
IUCN Red List
ARKive
Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department Biological Profiles
MarineBio.org
Australian Museum Fact Sheets