Whitetip Reef Shark Gallery

Rainbow runners (Elagatis bipinnulata)

Rainbow runners (Elagatis bipinnulata) rubbing against a Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus), a behaviour still unexplained. They may be using its abrasive skin to rub ectoparasites off themselves, or directing the shark to within striking range of a prey, or even mobbing the shark to drive it from the area. Whatever the reason, the fish run a risk as the shark includes Rainbow runners in its diet. Pacific Ocean

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Whitetip reef sharks (Triaenodon obesus) pack silhouetted following scent trail in water column

Whitetip reef sharks (Triaenodon obesus) pack silhouetted following scent trail in water column, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean

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A Whitetip Reef Shark laying on the sany bottom off the coast of Fiji

A Whitetip Reef Shark laying on the bottom in the sand and looking up at the above approaching photographer in the clear South Pacific ocean off Likuri Island, Fiji

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