Whitetip reef shark  (Triaenodon obesus)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Chondrichthyes
Order Carcharhiniformes
Family Carcharhinidae
Genus Triaenodon (1)
Size Average length: 140 - 160 cm (2)
Average weight: 20 kg (3)

Status

Classified as Lower Risk/near threatened (LR/nt) on the IUCN Red List (1).