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    Whitetip reef shark

    Whitetip reef shark

    Triaenodon obesus

    Sharks & Rays
    Vulnerable

    The Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) is recorded at 41 diving areas across 28 countries, most often around Rowley Shoals, Galápagos Islands and Socorro Islands.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 7 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Christmas IslandAustralia
    Occasionally seen here
    Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia
    Occasionally seen here
    Rowley ShoalsAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Occasionally seen here
    Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia
    Regularly seen here
    Central America
    Cocos IslandCosta Rica
    Regularly seen here
    Bocas del ToroPanama
    Frequently seen here
    Coiba National ParkPanama
    Frequently seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    FakaravaFrench Polynesia
    Occasionally seen here
    Majuro AtollMarshall Islands
    Regularly seen here
    Chuuk (Truk) LagoonMicronesia
    Regularly seen here
    PohnpeiMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    YapMicronesia
    Occasionally seen here
    Niue West CoastNiue
    Occasionally seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Occasionally seen here
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    Milne BayPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    Savai'iSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Regularly seen here
    Gizo & Western ProvinceSolomon Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Iron Bottom SoundSolomon Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    Ha'apai GroupTonga
    Occasionally seen here
    Vava'u GroupTonga
    Occasionally seen here
    Funafuti AtollTuvalu
    Rarely seen here
    Espiritu SantoVanuatu
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    LakshadweepIndia
    Rarely seen here
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Rodrigues IslandMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Tofo & InhambaneMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Rarely seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Rarely seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Regularly seen here
    Kalpitiya & NorthwestSri Lanka
    Rarely seen here
    North America
    Socorro IslandsMexico
    Frequently seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderCarcharhiniformes
    FamilyCarcharhinidae
    GenusTriaenodon

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