**__**Caribbean reef shark **_([Carcharhinus perezi](http://www.scubadiving.com/photos/marine-life-guide-sharks))_**

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**_Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas)_**

•Conservation status: IUCN Red Listed as ‘Near Threatened’

•Common names include Zambezi shark, Swan River shark, and Lake Nicaragua shark.

Broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus)

•Conservation status: IUCN Red Listed as ‘Data Deficient’

**_Blue shark (Prionace glauca)_**

•Conservation status: IUCN Red Listed as ‘Near Threatened’

•In some countries and fisheries they are called ‘blue dogs’.

Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)

**·**Conservation status: IUCN\* listed as ‘Near Threatened’

For centuries, the waters off the Outer Banks of North Carolina have claimed hundreds of vessels. Here are the best shipwrecks for divers in the Tarheel State.

For thousands of years sea monsters have appeared on maps as both warnings to travelers and as decorations.