Whitetip reef shark
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| phylum | Chordata | The whitetip reef shark is a small shark usually not exceeding 1.6 m (5.2 ft) in length, this species is easily recognizable by its slender body and short but broad head, as well as tubular skin flaps beside the nostrils, oval eyes with vertical pupils, and white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins.
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| class | Chondrichthyes | |
| order | Carcharhiniformes | |
| family | Carcharhinidae | |
| genus | Triaenodon | |
| species | T. obesus |
