Caribbean Reef Shark

Carcharhinus perezi

Range

Recorded around Little Cayman in the Cayman Islands.

Habitat

Coral reefs and nearby dive sites around Little Cayman.

Conservation

Endangered

Living connections

After local hunts began to remove invasive red lionfish, more grey Caribbean reef sharks were noticeable on dives around Little Cayman.

Living connections

Caribbean reef sharks are among the sharks recorded in the exceptionally healthy reefs of Little Cayman, including the waters visited by divers at Bloody Bay and Jackson’s Bight.

Facts

• After local hunts began to remove invasive red lionfish, more grey Caribbean reef sharks were noticeable on dives around Little Cayman.
• Caribbean reef sharks are among the sharks recorded in the exceptionally healthy reefs of Little Cayman, including the waters visited by divers at Bloody Bay and Jackson’s Bight.

Research sources

• Little Cayman
• Wikidata item Q592165