Caribbean reef shark
Carcharhinus perezi
Sighting evidence at Dean's Blue Hole, Long Island
Photo: Rafi Amar · CC BY-NC
Caribbean reef sharks are the quintessential large predator of Bahamian waters and individuals visit Dean's Blue Hole from the outer reef, appearing at the cavern entrance in the early morning and at dusk. They are bold and confident in the Bahamas where decades of shark diving and feeding operations elsewhere in the island chain have produced a relatively unfazed population. At the blue hole they tend to cruise the rim and the shallow reef beside the entrance rather than descending into the column itself.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Caribbean reef shark is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.