Whitetip reef shark  (Triaenodon obesus)

Authentication

Authenticated (01/11/2005) by Nick Whitney, Graduate Researcher, University of Hawaii
http://whitetip.hawaii.edu

Glossary

  • Caudal fin: the tail fin of a fish, used for steering, balancing or propulsion.
  • Dorsal fin: in fish, one of the unpaired fins found on the back of the body.
  • Nocturnal: being active at night.
  • Pectoral fins: in fish, the pair of fins that are found one on each side of the body just behind the gills. They are generally used for balancing and braking.
  • Viviparous: giving birth to live young, which have already reached an advanced stage of development.

References

  1. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (October, 2005)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. Shark Foundation (October, 2005)
    http://www.shark.ch/index.html
  3. Animal Diversity Web (October, 2005)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
  4. IUCN/SSC Shark Specialist Group (October, 2005)
    http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Organizations/SSG/SSG.htm
  5. Whitney, N. (2005) Pers. comm.
  6. Whitetip Reef Shark - Triaenodon obesus - MarineBio.org (October, 2005)
    http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=232
  7. The whitetip reef shark project of Hawaii (October, 2005)
    http://www.whitetip.org/index.htm
  8. IPOA-SHARKS (October, 2005)
    http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=org&xml=ipoa_sharks.xml
  9. Shedd – The World’s Aquarium (October, 2005)
    http://www.sheddaquarium.org
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