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Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

Photo by rpsonak3
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

about 1.6 meters long

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Notes:

i thought it was cool how the white tail tips always are bright even in dark pictures

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Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus
LauraMaria
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LauraMaria
Oh awesome! Whitetips are such sweet sharks :) To humans, anyways! And yeah, cool that the white tips stand out so much!

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