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title: "Grey Reef Shark"
description: "Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos — Ryby. The grey reef shark or gray reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, sometimes misspelled amblyrhynchus or amblyrhinchos) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/grey-reef-shark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Grey Reef Shark

> Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos — Ryby. The grey reef shark or gray reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, sometimes misspelled amblyrhynchus or amblyrhinchos) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae.

- Scientific name: *Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 1974
- Wikidata: [Q163523](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q163523)
- iNaturalist taxon: [67970](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67970)

## Names

- en: Grey Reef Shark
- de: Grauer Riffhai
- es: Tiburón gris
- fr: Requin gris de récif
- nl: Grijze rifhaai
- pt: Tubarão-cinzento-dos-recifes

## Countries with the most observations

MV (262), PW (190), PF (182), NC (104), FJ (88), UM (87), AU (84), MH (39), SB (37), MY (36), ID (32), PG (18)

## Summary

The grey reef shark or gray reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, sometimes misspelled amblyrhynchus or amblyrhinchos) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae. One of the most common reef sharks in the Indo-Pacific, it is found as far east as Easter Island and as far west as South Africa. This species is most often seen in shallow water near the drop-offs of coral reefs. It has the typical "reef shark" shape, with a broad, round snout and large eyes. It can be distinguished from similar species by the plain or white-tipped first dorsal fin, the dark tips on the other fins, the broad, black rear…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_reef_shark

## Photo

![Grey Reef Shark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/grey-reef-shark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/244238531

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/grey-reef-shark?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).