Oceanic Whitetip Shark
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Phylum | Chordata |
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Mass | 92 kg (Adult) |
Class | Chondrichthyes |
Conservation status | Vulnerable (Population decreasing) |
Scientific name | Carcharhinus longimanus |
Did you know | Oceanic whitetips get their name from the white tips on the first dorsal, pectoral, caudal (upper and lower lobes), and pelvic fins. |
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ID | 1064776 |
About Oceanic Whitetip Shark
The oceanic whitetip shark, also known as Brown Milbert's sand bar shark, brown shark, lesser white shark, nigano shark, oceanic white-tipped whaler, and silvertip shark, is a large pelagic requiem shark inhabiting tropical and warm temperate seas.