Blacktip Sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) are commonly on Florida’s coasts, in bays, mangrove swamps, and in estuaries. This native shark is often seen in large schools. Blacktip Sharks primarily feed on fish such as mullet, herring, and grouper. They also eat other small sharks, crustaceans, rays, lobsters, and squids.
Blacktip Sharks mate in the summer and 11 months later give birth to 2 – 9 pups in estuary nursery grounds. Adults grow to about 8 feet long and can live up to ten years.
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