Gray Reef Shark

The main characteristic of the gray shark is that it lives a typically pelagic life, that is, far from the coasts.

It has a corpulent constitution in which the first dorsal fin stands out, which is very large, erect and tall and is well forward. It is distributed throughout the Pacific Ocean, usually in tropical and subtropical waters and in shallow, preferably sandy bottoms. It also lurks around harbors, estuaries and entrances to bays and rivers with turbid waters, although it is an exclusively marine animal.

The diet of this type of shark is opportunistic carnivorous; it includes a wide variety of small and medium-sized prey: fish, octopus, squid, rays, bivalves, shrimps and crabs.

This species is viviparous and the embryo is fed through the yolk sac. Gestation can last from 8 to 12 months, depending on the area where they are found, and ends with a litter ranging from 7 to 13 pups.

Gray sharks make seasonal migrations, which are started by the males in a gregarious manner. The females then join in solitary.