Whitetip Reef Shark
Triaenodon obesus
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 4,443
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
Description
The whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) 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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Whitetip reef shark”.