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Whitetip reef shark

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and prominent ridges above, and are often followed by a small notch. The mouth has a distinct downward slant (imparting a disgruntled expression to the shark), with short furrows at the corners. There are 42–50 tooth rows in the upper jaw and 42–48 tooth rows in the lower jaw. Each tooth
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Unlike its Oceanic cousin, the white tip reef shark is more harmless and is seldom aggressive unless provoked. They are also fearless and curious, as the whitetip reef sharks may approach swimmers closely to investigate. However, these sharks readily attempt, and quite boldly, to steal catches from
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Whitetip reef sharks hunt primarily at night, when many fishes are asleep and easily taken. After dusk, groups of sharks methodically scour the reef, often breaking off pieces of coral in their vigorous pursuit of prey. Multiple sharks may target the same prey item, covering every exit route from a
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With its slender, lithe body, the whitetip reef shark specializes in wriggling into narrow crevices and holes in the reef and extracting prey inaccessible to other reef sharks. Alternatively, it is rather clumsy when attempting to take food suspended in open water. This species feeds mainly on bony
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are small and overlapping, usually with 7 horizontal ridges, giving the skin a smooth feel. The coloration is grayish to brownish above and white below, with a pattern of scattered small, dark spots unique to each individual. The tips of the first dorsal fin and upper caudal fin lobe, and sometimes
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of 10–13 months, females give birth to litters of 1–6 (usually 2–3) pups. The number of offspring is not correlated with female size; each female produces an estimated average of 12 pups over her entire lifetime. Parturition occurs from May to August (autumn and winter) in French
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A relatively small species, few whitetip reef sharks are longer than 1.6 m (5.2 ft). The maximum length this species attains is often given as 2.1 m (6.9 ft), though this was originally based on visual observations and may be dubious. The maximum reported weight is 18.3 kg
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indicating the female's readiness. Each male attempts to seize the female by engulfing one of her pectoral fins; at times two males might grasp a female on both sides simultaneously. Once engaged, the sharks sink to the bottom, whereupon the male (or males) rotates one of his
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has assessed the whitetip reef shark as Vulnerable, noting its numbers are dwindling due to increasing levels of unregulated fishing activity across its range. The slow reproductive rate and limited habitat preferences of this species renders its populations vulnerable to
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particular coral head. Each shark hunts for itself and in competition with the others in its group. Unlike blacktip reef sharks and grey reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks do not become more excited when feeding in groups and are unlikely to be stirred into a
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in groups, their elongate bodies allowing them to force their way into crevices and holes to extract hidden prey. Individuals may stay within a particular area of the reef for months or years, frequently returning to the same shelter. This species is
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found that, after more than three years, around 40% of the originally tagged sharks were still present on the same reef where they were first captured. An individual shark may rest inside the same cave for months to years. The daytime
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During the day, whitetip reef sharks spend much of their time resting inside caves. Unlike other requiem sharks, which rely on ram ventilation and must constantly swim to breathe, this shark can pump water over its
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Coetzee, M.; N.J. Smit; A.S. Grutter & A.J. Davies (June 2008). "A new gnathiid (Crustacea: Isopoda) parasitizing two species of requiem sharks from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia".
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Whitetip reef sharks generally remain within a highly localized area; only rarely do they undertake long movements, wandering for a while before settling down somewhere new. One study at
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into the female), and attempts to make contact with the female's vent. In many cases, the female resists by pressing her belly against the bottom and arching her tail; this may reflect
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of a whitetip reef shark is limited to approximately 0.05 km (0.019 sq mi); at night this range increases to 1 km (0.39 sq mi). These sharks are not
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is reached at a length of around 1.1 m (3.6 ft) and an age of 8–9 years, though mature males as small as 95 cm (37 in) long have been recorded from the
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Simpfendorfer, C.; Yuneni, R.R.; Tanay, D.; Seyha, L.; Haque, A.B.; Bineesh, K.K.; , D.; Bin Ali, A.; Gautama, D.A.; Maung, A.; Sianipar, A.; Utzurrum, J.A.T.; Vo, V.Q. (2020).
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found that none of the sharks examined had moved more than 3 km (1.9 mi) away from their original capture location over periods of up to a year. Another study at
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are large, about half to three-quarters as high as the first dorsal fin. The broad, triangular pectoral fins originate at or slightly before the level of the fifth
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Yano, K.; H. Mori; K. Minamikawa; S. Ueno; S. Uchida; K. Nagai; M. Toda & M. Masuda (June 2000). "Behavioral response of sharks to electric stimulation".
1177:. On the other hand, if the female is willing, the pair settles side-by-side with their heads pressed against the bottom and their bodies at an upward angle. 812:(40 lb). The whitetip reef shark has a slim body and a short, broad head. The snout is flattened and blunt, with large flaps of skin in front of the 1238:, which has resulted in several people being bitten in the process. In some places, local whitetip reef sharks have learned to associate the sound of a 3324: 1003:; the mechanical stimulation from the moving amphipods are thought to have evoked this behavior through their similarity to actual cleaner organisms. 3144: 2237: 1320: 1316: 3183: 1929:
Whitney, N.M.; H.L. Pratt (Jr.) & J.C. Carrier (2004). "Group courtship, mating behaviour and siphon sac function in the whitetip reef shark,
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Nelson, D.R. and R.H. Johnson. (1970). Acoustic studies on sharks: Rangiroa Atoll, July 1969. ONR Technical Report 2, No. N00014-68-C-0138.
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Johnson, R.H.; Nelson (1978). "Copulation and possible olfaction-mediated pair formation in two species of carcharhinid sharks".
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The whitetip reef shark is one of the three most common sharks inhabiting the reefs of the Indo-Pacific, the other two being the
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The "face" of a whitetip reef shark is distinctive, with a broad snout, tubular nasal flaps, and oval eyes with vertical pupils.
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Fowler, S.L.; R.D. Cavanagh; M. Camhi; G.H. Burgess; G.M. Cailliet; S.V. Fordham; C.A. Simpfendorfer & J.A. Musick (2005).
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Whitney, N.M.; Robbins, W.D.; Schultz, J.K.; Bowen, B.W.; Holland, K.N. (2012). "Oceanic dispersal in a sedentary reef shark (
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Duffy, Clinton A. J.; Francis, Malcolm; Dunn, M. R.; Finucci, Brit; Ford, Richard; Hitchmough, Rod; Rolfe, Jeremy (2018).
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forward, inflates the associated siphon sac (a subcutaneous abdominal organ that takes in seawater that is used to flush
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Mating is initiated when up to five males follow closely behind a female and bite at her fins and body, possibly cued by
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Whitetip reef sharks are rarely aggressive towards humans, though they may investigate swimmers closely. However,
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are at risk of being bitten by one attempting to steal their catch. This species is caught for food, though
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lists two provoked and three unprovoked attacks to this species. Whitetip reef sharks are well-suited to
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Whitney, N.M. & P.J. Motta (June 2008). "Cleaner host posing behavior of whitetip reef sharks (
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has a single narrow, smooth-edged cusp at the center, flanked by a pair of much smaller cusplets.
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for this shark include blunthead shark, light-tip shark, reef whitetip shark, and whitetip shark.
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Robbins, W.D. (2006). Abundance, demography and population structure of the grey reef shark (
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International Shark Attack File, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida.
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Sharks of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Shark Species Known to Date
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discharge or a boat dropping anchor with food and respond within seconds. As of 2008, the
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Conservation status of New Zealand chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016
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Randall, J.E. (1977). "Contribution to the Biology of the Whitetip Reef Shark (
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Tricas, T.C. & E.M. Le Feuvre (1985). "Mating in the reef white-tip shark
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connection through which the mother delivers nourishment for the remainder of
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and share their home ranges with others of their species; they do not perform
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was curious, given that this shark is actually quite slender. Later in 1837,
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Holtcamp, W. (July–August 2009). "Lone Parents: Parthenogenesis in Sharks".
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and lie still on the bottom. At night, whitetip reef sharks emerge to hunt
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are eaten, though sharks from certain areas present a substantial risk of
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Schaller, P. (2006). "Husbandry and reproduction of Whitetip reef sharks
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also the second dorsal fin and lower caudal fin lobe, are bright white.
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that are furled into tubes. The eyes are small and oval with vertical
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Gregarious in nature, whitetip reef sharks are often found in groups.
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Whitetip reef sharks spend much of the day lying still on the bottom.
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The whitetip reef shark was first described by the German naturalist
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Hobson, E.S. (1963). "Feeding Behavior in Three Species of Sharks".
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diving, and with conditioning they can be hand-fed by divers. In
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The whitetip reef shark is distributed widely across the entire
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The whitetip reef shark almost exclusively inhabits coral reefs
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In the western and central Pacific Ocean, whitetips occur off
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on her part. The male has a limited time in which to achieve
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Like other members of its family, the whitetip reef shark is
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analyses suggest the whitetip reef shark is grouped with the
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meaning "tooth". As Rüppell did not originally designate a
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classified the whitetip reef shark as "Vagrant" under the
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Sharks of Hawaii: Their Biology and Cultural Significance
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Important predators of the whitetip reef shark include
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Randall, J.E.; Allen, G.R. & Steene, R.C. (1997).
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resulting from its consumption has been reported. The
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The Private Life of Sharks: The Truth Behind the Myth
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Their range continues south to the northern 2231: 2101:ISAF Statistics on Attacking Species of Shark 500:, well-developed precaudal pit, strong lower 8: 1436: 1434: 1432: 465:, in 1960 a 31-cm-long specimen caught off 409:Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen 311:Carcharhinidae, and the only member of its 2991: 2238: 2224: 2216: 1872: 1870: 1868: 1866: 1864: 1544: 1542: 1540: 1538: 1489: 1487: 1470:. University of Hawaii Press. p. 22. 1430: 1428: 1426: 1424: 1422: 1420: 1418: 1416: 1414: 1412: 1136:. Mature females have a single functional 248: 70: 51: 42: 1536: 1534: 1532: 1530: 1528: 1526: 1524: 1522: 1520: 1518: 1393: 327:. One of the most common sharks found on 1688:Biological Profiles: Whitetip Reef Shark 1669: 1667: 1665: 1663: 1643: 1641: 1639: 1637: 1635: 1321:New Zealand Threat Classification System 2011:at Steinhart Aquarium, San Francisco". 1359: 1140:, on the left side, and two functional 960:of the whitetip reef shark include the 1144:. The reproductive cycle is biennial. 446:moved this species into its own genus 1847:. Stackpole Books. pp. 123–124. 1810:Ferrari, A. & A. Ferrari (2002). 1739:) in a swarm of hyperiid amphipods". 1577:Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives 7: 3235:b562b119-b237-4eb0-9b31-a1fc85175808 1263:The whitetip reef shark is taken by 1381:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1205:means at the Nyiregyhaza Centre in 784:Associated almost exclusively with 737:. They have also been sighted near 25: 257:Range of the whitetip reef shark 3325:IUCN Red List vulnerable species 2025:10.1111/j.1748-1090.2006.00232.x 1880:) and the white tip reef shark ( 1675:Coral Reefs: Whitetip Reef Shark 1618:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02660.x 1333: 1185:Polynesia, in July (summer) off 95: 1579:. CRC Press. pp. 52, 502. 1244:International Shark Attack File 779:Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park 1283:, and likely elsewhere, using 693:, including the coastlines of 1: 1947:10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.02.018 2910:Australian sharpnose shark ( 2471:Smoothtooth blacktip shark ( 2107:Retrieved on August 7, 2009. 967:and the praniza (parasitic) 375:connection to their mother. 2901:Caribbean sharpnose shark ( 2874:Brazilian sharpnose shark ( 2588:Australian blacktip shark ( 1702:The Journal of Parasitology 946:Carcharhinus albimarginatus 496:characters, such as a full 3351: 2919:Atlantic sharpnose shark ( 2013:International Zoo Yearbook 1878:Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos 1818:. Firefly Books. pp.  1317:Department of Conservation 879:Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos 769:, and the southern tip of 689:and throughout the entire 508:valves. Morphological and 484:Once placed in the family 367:, in which the developing 26: 2952:Pacific spadenose shark ( 2883:Pacific sharpnose shark ( 2401:Pacific smalltail shark ( 2255: 1761:10.1007/s00338-007-0345-4 1441:Compagno, L.J.V. (1984). 938:Carcharhinus galapagensis 871:Carcharhinus melanopterus 268: 261: 256: 247: 228: 221: 92:Scientific classification 90: 68: 59: 50: 45: 2498:Oceanic whitetip shark ( 1497:; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). 1120:exhaust their supply of 993:Elacatinus puncticulatus 836:. The second dorsal and 574:Distribution and habitat 27:Not to be confused with 2808:Sicklefin lemon shark ( 2736:Borneo broadfin shark ( 2679:Irrawaddy river shark ( 2080:10.1525/bio.2009.59.7.3 1606:Journal of Biogeography 954:Epinephelus lanceolatus 717:and islands, including 473:, was made the species 457:meaning "trident", and 425:Fische des Rothen Meere 3335:Fish described in 1837 2892:Grey sharpnose shark ( 2661:Northern river shark ( 2534:Caribbean reef shark ( 1388:: e.T39384A173436715. 1116:; once the developing 1109: 1094:Monachus schauinslandi 1016: 862: 808: 761:, and as far north as 583: 510:molecular phylogenetic 504:lobe, and scroll-like 412: 399:Taxonomy and phylogeny 29:oceanic whitetip shark 3282:Paleobiology Database 2976:Whitetip reef shark ( 2516:Blacktip reef shark ( 2212:on Sealife Collection 2196:Whitetip reef shark ( 2183:Whitetip reef shark ( 2117:Taylor, L.R. (1993). 1223:Carcharhinus limbatus 1107: 1014: 940:), and possibly also 860: 806: 581: 431:). His choice of the 429:Fishes of the Red Sea 406: 33:whitetip weasel shark 2643:Borneo river shark ( 1511:. July 2009 version. 1128:is converted into a 984:Bodianus diplotaenia 965:Paralebion elongatus 498:nictitating membrane 46:Whitetip reef shark 2453:Pondicherry shark ( 2340:C. amblyrhynchoides 2210:Whitetip reef shark 1753:2008CorRe..27..363W 1301:ciguatera poisoning 1090:Hawaiian monk seals 976:Gnathia grandilaris 867:blacktip reef shark 853:Biology and ecology 636:Indian subcontinent 384:ciguatera poisoning 371:are sustained by a 338:and as far east as 291:whitetip reef shark 278:Triaenodon apicalis 62:Conservation status 2703:Daggernose shark ( 2670:Speartooth shark ( 2417:Whitecheek shark ( 1986:10.1007/BF00392492 1843:Bight, M. (2000). 1714:10.1645/ge-1391r.1 1252:Hawaiian mythology 1229:Human interactions 1199:Great Barrier Reef 1110: 1020:fishes, including 1017: 863: 809: 711:Great Barrier Reef 668:Chagos Archipelago 622:and all along the 584: 413: 3310: 3309: 3269:Open Tree of Life 3075:triaenodon-obesus 3062:Triaenodon_obesus 3049:Triaenodon_obesus 3035:Triaenodon obesus 3005:Triaenodon obesus 2997:Taxon identifiers 2988: 2987: 2943:Spadenose shark ( 2784:Whitenose shark ( 2579:Spot-tail shark ( 2561:Blackspot shark ( 2552:Smalltail shark ( 2462:Finetooth shark ( 2444:Galapagos shark ( 2347:Grey reef shark ( 2322:C. albimarginatus 2320:Silvertip shark ( 2311:Blacknose shark ( 2291:Carcharhiniformes 2198:Triaenodon obesus 2185:Triaenodon obesus 2128:978-0-8248-1562-2 2052:978-2-8317-0700-6 2009:Triaenodon obesus 1970:Triaenodon obesus 1931:Triaenodon obesus 1882:Triaenodon obesus 1854:978-0-8117-2875-1 1829:978-1-55209-629-1 1737:Triaenodon obesus 1602:Triaenodon obesus 1586:978-0-8493-1514-5 1551:Triaenodon obesus 1501:Triaenodon obesus 1477:978-0-8248-1895-1 1452:978-92-5-101384-7 1374:Triaenodon obesus 930:Galeocerdo cuvier 759:Galápagos Islands 733:and south to the 530:evolutionary tree 421:Carcharias obesus 296:Triaenodon obesus 287: 286: 282: 275: 271:Carcharias obesus 232:Triaenodon obesus 203: 169:Carcharhiniformes 85: 16:(Redirected from 3342: 3303: 3302: 3290: 3289: 3277: 3276: 3264: 3263: 3251: 3250: 3238: 3237: 3228: 3227: 3215: 3214: 3205: 3204: 3192: 3191: 3179: 3178: 3166: 3165: 3153: 3152: 3140: 3139: 3127: 3126: 3114: 3113: 3101: 3100: 3088: 3087: 3078: 3077: 3065: 3064: 3052: 3051: 3039: 3038: 3037: 3024: 3023: 3022: 2992: 2954:S. macrorhynchos 2727:Broadfin shark ( 2507:Hardnose shark ( 2489:Blacktip shark ( 2446:C. galapagenisis 2349:C. amblyrhynchos 2338:Graceful shark ( 2240: 2233: 2226: 2217: 2171: 2170: 2150: 2139: 2133: 2132: 2114: 2108: 2098: 2092: 2091: 2063: 2057: 2056: 2038: 2029: 2028: 2004: 1998: 1997: 1965: 1959: 1958: 1941:(6): 1435–1442. 1935:Animal Behaviour 1926: 1920: 1919: 1891: 1885: 1874: 1859: 1858: 1840: 1834: 1833: 1817: 1807: 1801: 1800: 1788: 1782: 1779: 1773: 1772: 1732: 1726: 1725: 1697: 1691: 1684: 1678: 1671: 1658: 1657: 1645: 1630: 1629: 1612:(6): 1144–1156. 1597: 1591: 1590: 1572: 1563: 1562: 1546: 1513: 1512: 1491: 1482: 1481: 1463: 1457: 1456: 1438: 1407: 1406: 1404: 1402: 1397: 1367: 1343: 1338: 1337: 1182:gestation period 942:silvertip sharks 934:Galapagos sharks 906:French Polynesia 846:dermal denticles 735:Pitcairn Islands 703:Papua New Guinea 626:coast, from the 492:on the basis of 433:specific epithet 280: 273: 252: 234: 194: 100: 99: 79: 74: 73: 55: 43: 38:Species of shark 21: 3350: 3349: 3345: 3344: 3343: 3341: 3340: 3339: 3315: 3314: 3311: 3306: 3298: 3293: 3285: 3280: 3272: 3267: 3259: 3254: 3246: 3243:Observation.org 3241: 3233: 3231: 3223: 3218: 3210: 3208: 3200: 3195: 3187: 3182: 3174: 3169: 3161: 3156: 3148: 3143: 3135: 3130: 3122: 3117: 3109: 3104: 3096: 3091: 3083: 3081: 3073: 3068: 3060: 3055: 3047: 3042: 3033: 3032: 3027: 3018: 3017: 3012: 2999: 2989: 2984: 2960: 2927: 2849: 2825: 2819:N. brevirostris 2792: 2768: 2760:Sliteye shark ( 2744: 2711: 2687: 2627: 2603: 2543:Sandbar shark ( 2518:C. melanopterus 2437:C. fitzroyensis 2392:Nervous shark ( 2383:Spinner shark ( 2329:Bignose shark ( 2295: 2251: 2244: 2179: 2174: 2159: 2148: 2141: 2140: 2136: 2129: 2116: 2115: 2111: 2099: 2095: 2065: 2064: 2060: 2053: 2040: 2039: 2032: 2006: 2005: 2001: 1967: 1966: 1962: 1928: 1927: 1923: 1908:10.2307/1443626 1893: 1892: 1888: 1875: 1862: 1855: 1842: 1841: 1837: 1830: 1809: 1808: 1804: 1790: 1789: 1785: 1780: 1776: 1734: 1733: 1729: 1699: 1698: 1694: 1685: 1681: 1672: 1661: 1650:Pacific Science 1647: 1646: 1633: 1599: 1598: 1594: 1587: 1574: 1573: 1566: 1555:Pacific Science 1548: 1547: 1516: 1493: 1492: 1485: 1478: 1465: 1464: 1460: 1453: 1440: 1439: 1410: 1400: 1398: 1369: 1368: 1361: 1357: 1339: 1332: 1329: 1295:. The meat and 1231: 1191:Sexual maturity 1150: 1102: 1009: 919:threat displays 875:grey reef shark 855: 801: 771:Baja California 743:Johnston Atolls 685:, south to the 598:teeth found in 576: 554:) and the most 532:, between most 444:Friedrich Henle 440:Johannes Müller 401: 340:Central America 276: 243: 236: 230: 217: 193: 94: 86: 75: 71: 64: 39: 36: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 3348: 3346: 3338: 3337: 3332: 3330:Carcharhinidae 3327: 3317: 3316: 3308: 3307: 3305: 3304: 3291: 3278: 3265: 3252: 3239: 3229: 3216: 3206: 3193: 3180: 3167: 3154: 3141: 3128: 3115: 3102: 3089: 3079: 3066: 3053: 3040: 3025: 3009: 3007: 3001: 3000: 2995: 2986: 2985: 2983: 2982: 2972: 2970: 2962: 2961: 2959: 2958: 2949: 2939: 2937: 2929: 2928: 2926: 2925: 2921:R. terraenovae 2916: 2907: 2898: 2889: 2880: 2871: 2861: 2859: 2856:Rhizoprionodon 2851: 2850: 2848: 2847: 2837: 2835: 2827: 2826: 2824: 2823: 2814: 2804: 2802: 2794: 2793: 2791: 2790: 2780: 2778: 2770: 2769: 2767: 2766: 2762:L. macrorhinus 2756: 2754: 2746: 2745: 2743: 2742: 2733: 2723: 2721: 2713: 2712: 2710: 2709: 2705:I. oxyrhynchus 2699: 2697: 2689: 2688: 2686: 2685: 2676: 2667: 2658: 2652:Ganges shark ( 2649: 2639: 2637: 2629: 2628: 2626: 2625: 2615: 2613: 2605: 2604: 2602: 2601: 2594: 2585: 2576: 2567: 2558: 2549: 2540: 2531: 2522: 2513: 2504: 2495: 2486: 2477: 2468: 2459: 2450: 2441: 2435:Creek whaler ( 2432: 2428:C. falciformis 2423: 2414: 2407: 2398: 2389: 2380: 2374:Copper shark ( 2371: 2365:Borneo shark ( 2362: 2358:C. amboinensis 2356:Pigeye shark ( 2353: 2344: 2335: 2326: 2317: 2307: 2305: 2297: 2296: 2294: 2293: 2287: 2281: 2279:Elasmobranchii 2275: 2273:Chondrichthyes 2269: 2263: 2256: 2253: 2252: 2245: 2243: 2242: 2235: 2228: 2220: 2214: 2213: 2206: 2193: 2178: 2177:External links 2175: 2173: 2172: 2157: 2134: 2127: 2109: 2093: 2074:(7): 546–550. 2058: 2051: 2030: 2019:(1): 232–240. 1999: 1980:(3): 233–237. 1974:Marine Biology 1960: 1921: 1902:(3): 539–542. 1886: 1860: 1853: 1835: 1828: 1802: 1783: 1774: 1727: 1708:(3): 608–615. 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Index

Triaenodon
oceanic whitetip shark
whitetip weasel shark
Photo of a whitetip reef shark, a slender gray shark with a short head and white tips on its dorsal and caudal fins, resting inside a coral cave
Conservation status
Vulnerable
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Selachimorpha
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae
Triaenodon
J. P. Müller
Henle
Binomial name
Rüppell
A world map with blue shading around the periphery of the Indian Ocean, throughout Southeast Asia to northern Australia, over a large part of the central Pacific, and off the west coast of Central America.
Synonyms
species
requiem shark
family
genus
nostrils
dorsal

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