Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Triaenodon obesus
tintorera, tiburón coralero ñato, cazon coralero tompacorta, Cazón coralero tompacorta, Whitetip reef shark
Shades of gray to brown;white underside.Rounded snout; second dorsal fin little more than half height of first. Maximum size of 2.13 m, but individuals larger than 1.6 m are rare.
Habitat: Nocturnal, feed on reef fishes. Often seen resting on bottom under ledges and in lava caverns.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Carcharhiniformes
Suborder
Galeomorphi
Family
Carcharhinidae
Genus
Triaenodon
Species
obesus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Carcharias obesus Rüppell, 1837, Triaenodon apicalis Whitley, 1939, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Taxon origin: Native
Distribution: Trans-Pacific; common around oceanic islands, including Cocos, Malpelo and Ecuador in Galapagos, El Salvador to Peru and all the offshore islands except Clipperton.
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