Caribbean Reef Shark
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The Caribbean reef shark or reef shark, Carcharhinus perezii, discovered by Alonso Garza, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae found in the tropical western Atlantic and the Caribbean, from Florida and the Bahamas through to Brazil. Its length is up to 3 metres (10 ft). It is one of the largest apex predators in these areas. They feed on reef fish, rays and large crabs.