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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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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Whitetip reef shark, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus), full body view with sunset, Fathers reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

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