Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Whitetip Reef Shark
Triaenodon obesus
Whitetip Reef Shark
Category: Requiem Sharks
Scientific Name: Triaenodon obesus
Size: 4 to 6.5 ft. (60 to 200 cm)  
Depth: 10-300 ft. (3-90 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum) Cartilaginous Fishes
  └Elasmobranchii (Class) Sharks and Rays
   └Selachii (Infraclass) Sharks
    └Carcharhiniformes (Order) Ground Sharks
     └Carcharhinidae (Family) Requiem Sharks
      └Triaenodon (Genus)
       └T. obesus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 214557🔗
iNaturalist ID: 52314🔗

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