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Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

Family: Carcharhinidae

English scientific description (Wikipedia)

The whitetip reef shark is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae. It is the only extant species of genus Triaenodon. A small shark that does not usually exceed 1.6 m (5.2 ft) in length, this species is easily recognizable by its slender body and short but broad head, as well as tubular skin flaps beside the nostrils, oval eyes with vertical pupils, and white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins. One of the most common sharks found on Indo-Pacific coral reefs, the whitetip reef shark occurs as far west as South Africa and as far east as Central America. It is typically found on or n

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Photos (8)

  • Whitetip Reef Shark

    المصوّر: epauletteshark · CC BY-NC 4.0

  • Whitetip Reef Shark

    المصوّر: epauletteshark · CC BY-NC 4.0

  • Whitetip Reef Shark

    المصوّر: epauletteshark · CC BY-NC 4.0

  • Whitetip Reef Shark

    المصوّر: epauletteshark · CC BY-NC 4.0

  • Whitetip Reef Shark

    المصوّر: epauletteshark · CC BY-NC 4.0

  • Whitetip Reef Shark

    المصوّر: epauletteshark · CC BY-NC 4.0

  • Whitetip Reef Shark

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  • Whitetip Reef Shark

    المصوّر: sven_eisenbiegler · CC BY-NC 4.0

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