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Definition of Blacktip shark
1. Noun. Widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink.
Generic synonyms: Requiem Shark
Group relationships: Carcharhinus, Genus Carcharhinus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blacktip Shark
Literary usage of Blacktip shark
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sharks of Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch (2000)
"blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus e IDENTIFICATION There are small amounts of
black on the extremities of various fins. The anal fin coloration is highly ..."
2. Red Sea Sharks by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch (1999)
"on the back edge of the apex of the first dorsal fin. Some divers call it a
blacktip shark and others a whitetip. ..."
3. Sharks of Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch (2000)
"blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus e IDENTIFICATION There are small amounts of
black on the extremities of various fins. The anal fin coloration is highly ..."
4. Red Sea Sharks by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch (1999)
"on the back edge of the apex of the first dorsal fin. Some divers call it a
blacktip shark and others a whitetip. ..."