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	Shedd Aquarium
		Whitetip reef sharks have a distinctive short, broad snout or nose and a flattened head.
		Sticking close to shore, these sharks live in lagoons and seaward reefs or reefs closer to the open ocean than the shore at depths of 26 to 130 feet (8 to 40 m), but can also be found as deep as 1,110 feet (330 m).
		Whitetip reef sharks are found in large numbers on reef, but people aggressively hunt whitetip reef sharks for their meat and liver, putting these sharks in the vulnerable category.
	www.sheddaquarium.org /sea/fact_sheets.cfm?id=110 (1666 words)

	Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department: Grey Reef Shark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Reef fishes, along with smaller quantities of cephalopods (squid and octopus), and crustaceans (shrimp and lobster), provide the majority of the grey reef sharks' prey.
		The grey reef shark is a viviparous species, which refers to reproduction when the embryos are nourished with a yolksac placenta during gestation inside the mother.
		The grey reef shark is vulnerable to overfishing due to its restricted habitat, small litter size, and relatively late age of maturity.
	www.flmnh.ufl.edu /fish/gallery/descript/greefshark/greefshark.html (1273 words)

	Whitetip reef shark - Triaenodon obesus: More Information - ARKive
		As its name indicates, this shark is a reef shark that typically lives along the bottom of clear tropical waters near coral reefs, where it rests in aggregations in caves during the day and feeds at night (3) (4).
		Although this reef shark is widely distributed, its restricted habitat, depth range, small litter size, and moderately late age at maturity mean that its rebound potential is low and it may become increasingly threatened with rising fishing pressure (1).
		The whitetip reef shark project of Hawaii is currently researching this shark's life history, movement patterns and habitat utilisation in the hope that this will help in the future management of populations (7).
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/fish/Triaenodon_obesus/more_info.html (763 words)

	Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department: Whitetip Reef Shark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The whitetip reef shark grow to a maximum length of just under 7 feet (2.13 m), however individuals are rare at lengths over 1.6 m (5.25 feet).
		This shark is a specialist in capturing bottom-dwelling prey in caves and crevices, feeding primarily on octopus, lobsters and crabs.
		During mating, the male whitetip reef shark lies next to the female, using his mouth to hold on to her pectoral fins.
	www.flmnh.ufl.edu /fish/Gallery/Descript/WTReefShark/WTReefShark.html (1166 words)

	Shark Diving International: White Tip Reef Shark Diving (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In the eastern Pacific, the whitetip reef shark resides in waters off the Cocos and Galapagos Islands, and Panama north to Costa Rica.
		It is one of the most common reef sharks in the Pacific Ocean, along with the fltip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) and the grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos).
		Reproduction: During mating, the male whitetip reef shark lies next to the female, using his mouth to hold on to her pectoral fins.
	www.seesharks.com /data-whitetipreefshark.html (1124 words)

	Whale shark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The whale shark is the giant, slow swimming king of the fishes, slowly passing through the tropical waters of the oceans.
		The whale shark is ovoviviparous, witch means that the egg cases are hatched in the uterus and that the mother then give birth to live young.
		In the past, the whale shark has been of little interest to man. This has resulted in a near lack of scientific research on this species, and today still very little is known about ecology and behavior of the whale shark.
	www.sharkology.com /whale.html (817 words)

	Reef sharks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The fltip reef shark, grey reef shark and whitetip reef shark are all sharks that are found on or in the vicinity of coral reefs.
		The fltip is widely distributed in the tropical and subtropical oceans, from the central Pacific westwards to the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and the eastern Mediterranean.
		The grey reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, is of the same size as the fltip, and is thought to live as long as 25 years.
	www.sharkology.com /reef.html (466 words)

	Whitetip reef shark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The whitetip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, the only member of the genus Triaenodon.
		The whitetip reef shark is one of the most common sharks found in shallow tropical and warm temperate water around coral reefs in the Indian and Pacific oceans.
		The whitetip reef shark feeds primarily on crustaceans, octopuses and fish.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Whitetip_reef_shark (260 words)

	UNDERWATER WORLD SHARK'S PAGE
		Where the reef flfin shark is absent, e.g., Johnston and Marcus Islands, the gray reef shark is found commonly by day over the shallow reef normally reserved for the flfin reef shark.
		The gray reef shark is usually restricted to small islands, where it shows a preference for the leeward side.
		The gray reef shark, although capable of feeding off the bottom, is most successful in feeding on organisms in the water column near the bottom.
	underwater_world.tripod.com /sharks.htm (864 words)

	CRC Reef Research Centre
		This shark is slightly larger than the fltip shark, up to 2 m, with a white tip on the pectoral fin.
		This shark grows to 3m, and is found in the base of coral caves.
		A small shark to 1m in length, this species is a reef flat dweller.
	www.reef.crc.org.au /discover/plantsanimals/sharks/sharksgbr.html (267 words)

	Stuffo "How Sharks Work" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In many parts of the world, sharks are in very high demand, for their meat, skin and cartilage, which is used in several medicines.
		A whitetip reef shark off the coast off the coast of Australia: People fish whitetip reef sharks for their meat, even though it has been known to cause severe food poisoning.
		Sharks have persevered for hundreds of millions of years, while thousands of other animals have come and gone.
	www.stuffo.com /shark6.htm (409 words)

	White Tip Reef Shark
		The whitetip reef shark is a bottom-oriented shark that rarely comes to the surface.
		This shark is adept in capturing bottom prey in crevices, holes and caves in coral heads and ledges.
		Apparently the sharks are not territorial and share their range with other members of their species and other sharks without conflict.
	www.angelfire.com /hi2/haaitje/kindsofsharks/whitetipreefshark.html (478 words)

	Oceanic whitetip shark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, is a large pelagic shark of tropical and warm temperate seas.
		The oceanic whitetip shark was first described by naturalist Rene Primevere Lesson in his account of observations made during Louis Duperry's 1822–1825 circumnavigation of the world on the corvette Coquille.
		Despite the greater notoriety of the great white shark and other sharks habitually found nearer the shore, the oceanic whitetip is considered responsible for more fatal attacks on humans than all other species combined, as a result of predation on those shipwrecked or from aircraft downed in the open ocean.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oceanic_whitetip_shark (2295 words)

	SharkFriends Shark Pics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Whitetip reef sharks are sometimes confused with the oceanic
		whitetip sharks are much larger and are usually found far off shore.
		This shark is common to the areas where it is found.
	www.sharkfriends.com /whitetipreefshark.html (88 words)

	Whitetip Reef Shark, Triaenodon obesus
		A Whitetip Reef Shark at a depth of 11m, south-east Horn, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea, November 1998.
		The Whitetip Reef Shark is a slender species with a short, blunt snout.
		It is found in tropical marine waters often associated with coral reefs or lying on the bottom in caves and under ledges.
	www.austmus.gov.au /fishes/fishfacts/fish/tobesus.htm (282 words)

	Shark Glossary: U-Z - EnchantedLearning.com
		If the shark or shark term you are looking for is not in the dictionary, please e-mail us.
		Carcharhinus leucas is also known as the Bull shark, the Ganges shark, the River shark, the Cub shark, the Zambezi shark, the Shovelnose shark, the Slipway gray shark, the Square-nose shark, and the Nigaragua shark.
		It is a common shark and is found in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, the central Pacific Ocean and the Tropical eastern Pacific.
	www.zoomdinosaurs.com /subjects/sharks/glossary/indexu-z.shtml (977 words)

	Whitetip reef shark - Triaenodon obesus - ARKive
		The whitetip reef shark earns its common name from the conspicuous white tips found on the first dorsal and upper caudal fins, occasionally found also on the second dorsal and lower caudal fins.
		This small shark is moderately slender with a broad and flattened head, rounded snout, down-slanted mouth and large eyes.
		The whitetip reef shark can be distinguished from the similar silvertip (Carcharhinus albimarginatus) and oceanic whitetip (Carcharhinus longimanus) sharks by being much smaller and more slender, by lacking the white tips these two sharks have on the pectoral fins, and by possessing a second dorsal fin that is significantly larger than in these two species.
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/fish/Triaenodon_obesus (166 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus lives among the nooks and crannies of coral reefs.
		Whitetip reef sharks are usually found during the day resting on the sand or hidden in underwater caves and crevices.
		Several sharks might share the same bolthole, but at dusk they go their separate ways.
	www.fathom.com /course/21701777/21701777_whitetip.html (153 words)

	Albion College - Briton Shark Lab
		Her studies focused on abiotic factors affecting nurse shark populations and reproduction in the Dry Tortugas, Florida.
		His research is based in Shark bay Australia where he will spend six months each year for the next three years studying the interactions between tiger sharks and green sea turtles, and monitoring their effect on the sea grass beds of Shark Bay.
		He is currently completing his Ph.D. at the University of Hawaii studying population ecology of Pacific whitetip reef sharks (Triaenodon obssus).
	www.albion.edu /sharklab/alumni.asp (250 words)

	Animal Database (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		These are not territorial sharks and they readily share confined spaces with others of their species without conflict.
		Because this shark spends most of its time on the bottom in caves and crevices, it does not rely need to rely on strong eyesight to capture prey or orient itself in its environment; instead, it depends on its strong senses of smell and hearing.
		Ciguatoxin is produced by microscopic organisms that grow on the surface of marine algae commonly found in reef areas of the ocean.
	www.aquariumofpacific.org /ANIMAL_DATABASE/animaldb.asp?id=42 (495 words)

	Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) Carcharhinidae. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Not to be confused with the Oceanic Whitetip, the Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) is probably the most common shark encountered by divers and snorkelers on tropical reefs.
		During the day this shark can be found resting on the seabed, either in the open, under a ledge or in caves within a loose territorial area.
		The Whitetip Reef Shark is one of the few sharks seen while mating.
	www.marinethemes.com /whitetipreef.html (293 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		What to look for: A small slender shark with a disgusted expression and white- tipped fins Both dorsal fins are about the same size.
		Prey - The shark feeds primarily on octopus, spiny lobsters and crabs, and bony fishes including eels, squirrelfishes, snappers, damselfishes, parrotfishes, surgeonfishes, and triggerfishes.
		Right is a picture of whitetips mating under natural circumstances in the wild.
	www.sharkresearch.com /species/whitetip_reef_shark_biology.htm (238 words)

	Monterey Bay Aquarium: Online Field Guide
		These easily identified sharks earned their common name from the distinct white tips on their dorsal and upper tail fins.
		Whitetip shark populations aren’t in danger, but they live in shallow water in a restricted habitat where fisheries can catch them easily using gill nets and longlines.
		Whitetips forage at night and spend their days resting in reef caves.
	www.mbayaq.org /efc/living_species/default.asp?hOri=0&hab=10&inhab=520 (269 words)

	Triaenodon obesus, Whitetip Reef Shark at MarineBio.org
		The Whitetip Reef shark, Trianodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837), is a slender species with a short, blunt snout.
		The Whitetip Reef shark is found in tropical marine waters often associated with coral reefs or lying on the bottom in caves and under ledges.
		Sluggish inhabitant of lagoons and seaward reefs where it is often found resting in caves or under coral ledges during the day, or usually on a sand patch, or in a channel.
	marinebio.org /species.asp?id=232 (992 words)

	Aquarium of the Pacific (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Whitetip reef sharks have a slender fusiform body, an extremely short and blunt snout, oval eyes, and a down-turned mouth filled with small, smooth-edged teeth.
		These sharks feed primarily on bony fishes such as parrot, trigger, squirrel, surgeon, damsel and goat fishes as well as eels.
		Whitetip reef sharks belong to the family Carcharhinidae which first appeared 63 million years ago (mya), two years after the extinction of dinosaurs.
	www.aquariumofpacific.org /ANIMAL_DATABASE/ADBprint.asp?id=42 (502 words)

	Shark Research - Satellite tagging - Shark Studies - Coral Sea Sharks
		New capture technology involves a tail clamp that is deployed from a small boat and is quicker and far less stressful on both the shark and researchers.
		The opportunity to spend a week diving at the remote Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea with resident whitetip, grey reef, silvertip and hammerhead sharks and expert shark biologists is only possible with Undersea Explorer.
		Resident sharks are the whitetip reef, grey reef, silvertip and scalloped hammerheads, while occasional encounters with whale sharks, thresher, tiger, oceanic whitetip, leopard and great hammerhead sharks occur.
	www.sharkresearch.com (322 words)

	Whitetip Reef Shark Picture, Agincourt Reef, Australia
		For many, the presence of a shark makes a dive, and the Whitetip Reef Shark is the one you are most likely to see in the Indo- and Eastern Pacific (Red Sea, Australia, South Africa, Maldives, Philippines, Costa Rica, Galapagos, etc.).
		Easily recognised by the white tips on its dorsal fin and tail, and its relatively slim body, it is harmless unless provoked.
		It takes around 5 years for the Whitetip Reef Shark to matures and give birth to live young.
	www.scubatravel.co.uk /whitetip.html (255 words)

	Whitetip Reef Shark - Sharkworld
		Fished for it's flesh in some areas, although eating this can lead to ciguatera toxin poisoning, which is a severe form of food poisoning affecting the nervous system.
		The Whitetip reef shark is the most common reef shark in the Pacific along with the Grey reef and Blacktip reef shark.
		They are vulnerable to attack from larger sharks and reef groupers.
	pages.eidosnet.co.uk /~imageworld/whitetipreef.htm (138 words)

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