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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Carcharhinidaewhitetip reef shark.

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Examples

  • They include the giant grouper Epinephilus itajara (CR), and blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus (VU); the rare deep water ragged-tooth shark Odontaspis ferox, hammerhead sharks Sphyrna lewini, (300 individuals), nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum (VU), whale shark Rhincodon typus (VU: 1,000), whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus, Galapagos and ocean whitetip sharks Carcharhinus galapagensis and C. longimanus (VU).

    Malpelo Island Flora and Fauna Sanctuary, Colombia 2008

  • Vast [[migration] s of hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini, and white-tip shark Triaenodon obesus and fish pass close to the island.

    Isla del Coco Marine and Terrestrial Conservation Area, Costa Rica 2008

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