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Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Hawaii.January 95, February 80, March 97, April 59, May 47, June 45, July 65, August 47, September 53, October 63, November 66, December 93.
United States809
Hawaii485
Ecuador406
Galápagos406
Australia65
Queensland50
Mexico49
Colima48
Costa Rica41
Provincia Puntarenas40

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassCartilaginous Fishes · Chondrichthyes
OrderGround Sharks · Carcharhiniformes
FamilyRequiem Sharks · Carcharhinidae
GenusTriaenodon

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