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Triaenodon - a genus of Triakidae

fish genus - any of various genus of fish

family Triakidae, Triakidae - small sharks with smooth skins and lacking spines on their dorsal fins

reef whitetip shark, Triaenodon obseus, whitetip shark - smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins

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One of the most common sharks in the GMR is the whitetip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus, which is found in shallow coastal waters (Grove & Lavenberg 1997).

Diel use of a saltwater creek by white-tip reef sharks Triaenodon obesus (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) in Academy Bay, Galapagos Islands

They then used state-of-the art statistical methods to combine the uncertainty associated with each of these methods and arrive at a more robust long-term population prediction for two GBR shark species -- the grey reef shark and the whitetip reef shark.

Study Finds Sharks in Trouble

In Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, the two most abundant reef shark species--the whitetip reef shark and gray reef shark--are under threat.

When predator becomes prey: shark attacks on swimmers or surfers have a tendency to make headlines. But, there has been less public interest in the insidious depletion of the world's shark populations due to overfishing and other human activities

These include the shark species commonly known as the gray reef shark, oceanic whitetip shark, blacktip reef shark, tiger shark, whitetip reef shark, tawny nurse shark, great white shark, whale shark, scalloped hammerhead shark, great hammerhead shark, smooth hammerhead shark, and leopard shark.

Fisheries experts seeking balance between sharks, seafood trade

Whitetip reef shark populations are currently at 20% of unfished levels, and could be down to 5% within two decades.

Overfishing threatens Great Barrier Reef's sharks

This close-up of an eye - taken just eight inches from the snarling face of a Whitetip Reef Shark - is one of my favourite photographs.

AMAZING PEOPLE: SWIMMING WITH SHARKS