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Reef shark

© Nico Mostert

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Requiem sharks is a large and characteristic family of fish with torpedo like body,large jaw and sharp,growing in several rows teeth.Each species may have different , local name and little is really known about their biology. They occur around the reefs, usually in relatively shallow water.Very agile, fast swimming, can be teritorial.Most of them not really aggressive towards divers, but some like "Bull shark" were implicated on several attack on humans.