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Zebra shark
Photo: Felix Frost-Savage · CC BY-SA 4.0

Zebra shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

Also called Tiburón acebrado

Grows to
3.5 m (12 ft)
Group
Shark or ray
Family
Stegostomatidae

Where to see it

Known from Phuket and the Similans, Egyptian Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef and 4 more places.

  • Phuket and the SimilansSimilan Island 9 and Koh TachaiBest November to April. Possible in May and October.

Also seen in Egyptian Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, Koh Tao and Koh Samui, Maldives, Palau and Raja Ampat.

Source: GBIF and dive operators.

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