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Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

Photo by ErikG.H.Meade
Published on Project Noah
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21.3942, -157.715

Field Notes

Notes:

First shark I've seen in open water.

Reference Links:

Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) - Information on Whitetip Reef Shark, Whitetip reef shark

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
ErikG.H.Meade
A couple of people were trying to help it. Not wanting to add to the confusion I left them alone as they all heading in the other direction I was going.
AlbertKang
You may consider adding this spotting to this Mission : http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/9422182
AlbertKang
Unfortunate to see it getting caught with a hook. Did it survived or was released?
SargonR
I have always heard that white tips were common at Lanikai, but have never seen one there.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Global Coral Reef Monitoring
Mission
Underwater Hawai'i
Mission
Sharks of the World: the ocean guardians
Achilles Tang
O'ahu, Hawai'i
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedMay 20, 2014

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