Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Elasmobranchii (Class)
   └Selachii (Infraclass)
    └Carcharhiniformes (Order)
     └Carcharhinidae (Family)
      └Triaenodon (Genus)
       └T. obesus (Species)

Sharks & Rays
Requiem Sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Gray Reef Shark

Bull Shark



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