Species · Whitetip Reef Shark

Images

Reference image

Distribution

Classification

Rank

SPECIES

Domain

ANIMAL

Scientific name

Triaenodon obesus

Also known as

German

Weißspitzen-Riffhai

Norwegian

Triaenodon obesus

Swedish

Triaenodon obesus

Russian

Рифовая акула

Portuguese

Galha-branca-dos-recifes

Korean

Triaenodon obesus

Italian

Squalo pinna bianca del reef

French

Requin-corail

Spanish

Cazón coralero trompacorta

Chinese

白鰭鯊

Arabic

Triaenodon obesus

Japanese

ネムリブカ

Polish

Żarłacz gruby

Danish

Hvidtippet revhaj

Dutch

Witpuntrifhaai

Turkish

Triaenodon obesus

Taxonomy

• Kingdom Tier
• Phylum Kiefermäuler
• Class Hai
• Order Grundhaie
• Family Carcharhinidae
• Genus Triaenodon
• Species Whitetip Reef Shark

Description

species of shark

Fact sheet

Conservation status

Near Threatened IUCN Red List

Danger to humans

potentially dangerous

traumatogenic

Lifespan

25.0 years

Weight

18.2 kg

Length

1.6 – 2.1 m

Visibility

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External sources

• Wikipedia Editor-curated species articles, typically with photos, habitat and distribution
• Wikidata Structured knowledge base — source of Q-IDs, images, range maps and traits
• iNaturalist Citizen-science platform with worldwide sightings, taxonomy and common names
• WoRMS World Register of Marine Species — authoritative taxonomy for marine organisms
• FishBase Global database for fishes only — size, biology, occurrence
• IUCN Red List List of globally threatened animal and plant species published by the IUCN