Fascinating encounter between a whitetip reef shark and a blacktip reef shark (00018457)
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Description: The whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) is a small shark that usually does not exceed 1.6 m in length. This species is easily recognizable by its slender body, short but broad head and its white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins. It is one of the most common sharks found on Indo-Pacific coral reefs. Typically, the whitetip reef shark is found on or near the bottom in clear water, at depths of 8-40 m. The whitetip reef shark follows the blacktip reef shark through the colorful underwater world.
Location: Vitu Levu, Beqa Lagoon, Shark Reef/Beqa Lagoon, Fiji
Date of Capture: 09.02.2007