Loggerhead
Whitetip reef shark
Triaenodon obesus
Also called Tiburón de puntas blancas
- Grows to
- 2.1 m (7 ft)
- Group
- Shark or ray
- Family
- Carcharhinidae
Safety
Can biteGive it space. It can bite.
Where to see it
Known from Gili Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Komodo and 10 more places.
- PhilippinesTubbataha, by liveaboardBest April and May. Possible in March and June.
- All year
- Gili IslandsShark Point, Gili Trawangan
- Great Barrier ReefRibbon Reefs and Osprey Reef
- KomodoCastle Rock and Batu Bolong
- Pacific Costa RicaCaño Island, by boat
Also seen in Egyptian Red Sea, Galápagos, Hawaii, Koh Tao and Koh Samui, Maldives, Palau, Phuket and the Similans and Raja Ampat.
Source: GBIF and dive operators.
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