Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

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Max Depth

1082 m

Description

Carcharhinus longimanus is a large pelagic requiem shark inhabiting tropical and warm temperate seas. Its stocky body is most notable for its long, white-tipped, rounded fins. Other names: Brown Milbert's Sand Bar Shark, Brown Shark, Nigano Shark, Oceanic White-tipped Whaler, and Silvertip Shark. This slow-mo... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Sri Lanka Maldives Vietnam Montenegro Bermuda +170 more in Seabook

Colors

white

brown

grey

Habitat and Environment

Open water

Conservation status

(CR) Critically endangered

Social Behaviour

Solitary

Danger to human

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