"The whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, and the only member of its genus. 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."@en . "IUCN3.1" . . . . . "Triaenodon apicalis (Whitley, 1939)" . "Carcharias obesus (R\u00FCppell, 1837)" . "NT" . "Whitetip Reef Shark"@en . . . . . . . .