WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Carcharias obesus Rüppell, 1837) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
basis of record
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
From other sources
Description Sluggish inhabitant of lagoons and seaward reefs. Also found in caves and fissures. Feeds on fishes, octopuses, spiny lobsters and crabs. Not territorial. Travels distances from about 0.3 to 3 km in periods up to about 1 year. Viviparous, with 1 to 5 young per littter. Born at about 45 cm (Ref. 5485). Rarely reported to attack humans, but is potentially dangerous especially when fish had been speared. Used for human consumption. The liver of this shark has been reported as toxic (Ref. 583). [details]
Type species Type species of genus. Authority Mueller & Henle, 1837 according to <143> and (Ruppell, 1835) in <307>. [details]
To Barcode of Life (71 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Trianodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Carcharias obesus Rüppell, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Triaenodon apicalis Whitley, 1939)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Carcharias obesus Rüppell, 1837)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Whitetip Reef Shark)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Whitetip Reef Shark)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Whitetip Reef Shark)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Whitetip Reef Shark)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Triaenodon obesus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Trianodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837))
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias obesus Rüppell, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Triaenodon apicalis Whitley, 1939)
To FishBase images (Triaenodon obesus, Australia, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (86 nucleotides; 103 proteins)
To GenBank (86 nucleotides; 103 proteins) (from synonym Carcharias obesus Rüppell, 1837)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Triaenodon obesus FIN027623 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Triaenodon obesus USNM 233854)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
From other sources
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