What Do Reef Sharks Eat
Reef Fishes, Along with Smaller Quantities of Cephalopods (Squid and Octopus), and Crustaceans (Shrimp and Lobster), Provide the Majority of the Grey Reef...
What Do Reef Sharks Eat?
Reef fishes, along with smaller quantities of cephalopods (squid and octopus), and crustaceans (shrimp and lobster), provide the majority of the grey reef sharks’ prey (Smale 2009). Reef shark prey also includes bony fish including cowfish, surgeonfish, and butterflyfish.
bony fish
Bony fishes, class Osteichthyes, are characterised by bony skeleton rather than cartilage. They appeared in the late Silurian, about 419 million years ago.
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Do reef sharks bite humans?
There are no recorded human fatalities from reef shark attack. While 24 people have been attacked by reef sharks since records began, they have all survived. Curious and aggressive around food, reef sharks may bite, but they are not known to kill.
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