grey reef

collocation in English

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grey
adjective
uk
/ɡreɪ/us
/ɡreɪ/
of the colour that is a mixture of black and white, the colour of ...
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reef
noun[C]
uk
/riːf/us
/riːf/
a line of rocks or sand just above or just below the surface of the sea, often dangerous ...
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(Definition ofgreyandreeffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Greyreefsharks are fast-swimming, agile predators that feed primarily on free-swimming bony fishes and cephalopods.
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Greyreefsharks often do so if they are followed or cornered by divers to indicate they perceive a threat.
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Greyreefsharks are usually less than 1.9 metres (6.2 ft) long.
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Greyreefsharks that spend time in shallow water eventually darken in color, due to tanning.
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Greyreefsharks were the first shark species known to perform a threat display, a stereotypical behavior warning that it is prepared to attack.
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Greyreefsharks are prey for larger sharks, such as the silvertip shark.
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Generally a coastal, shallow-water species,greyreefsharks are mostly found in depths of less than 60m ft.
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Manygreyreefsharks have a home range on a specific area of the reef, to which they continually return.
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Mostgreyreefsharks are less than 1.9 m (6.2 ft) long.
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Thegreyreefshark has the typical reef shark shape, with a broad, round snout and large eyes.
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Blacktip reef sharks are preyed on by groupers,greyreefsharks, tiger sharks, and members of their own species.
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Greyreefsharks, tuna, barracuda, snappers and jacks can be found around the area.
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Asgreyreefsharks are not territorial, they are speculated to be defending a critical volume of personal space around themselves.
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This shark sometimes forms mixed-species aggregations withgreyreefsharks.
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Like thegreyreefshark, silvertip sharks sometimes perform a stereotypical threat display if pursued by divers, warning that it is prepared to attack.
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The whitetip reef shark does not frequent very shallow water like the blacktip reef shark, nor the outer reef like thegreyreefshark.
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This species likes shallow water, while the whitetip and thegreyreefshark are prefer deeper water.
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Where there are strong tidal currents,greyreefsharks move against the water: towards the shore with the ebbing tide and back out to sea with the rising tide.
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In areas where this species co-exists with the blacktip reef shark, the latter species occupy the shallow flats while thegreyreefsharks stay in deeper water.
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It was originally distinguished from thegreyreefshark by a white tip on the first dorsal fin, a shorter snout, and one fewer upper tooth row on each side.
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