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Triaenodon obesus
English: Reef Whitetip Shark (1), Whitetip Reef Shark (1); Hawaiian: mano lala kea (1)
As recorded: Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837)
Animalia › Chordata › Elasmobranchii › Carcharhiniformes › Carcharhinidae
- Collected by
- R.M. McNair and J.E. RandallRhett M. McNair →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- March 31, 1972
- Locality
- Enewetak Atoll; pinnacle reef in lagoon off W end of Enewetak (=Eniwetok; =Fred) islet
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Depth
- 21 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Triaenodon obesus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,179 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Récif le Sournois, Nouméa, New caledonia
(c) Claire Goiran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Central Visayas, PH
(c) G3ORG1A_63, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
(c) benmrg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Océano Pacífico, Guanacaste, CR
(c) camicacao, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Santa Cruz, EC-GA, EC
(c) Kaveer B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Triaenodon obesus. BPBM 12736. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39397322. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12736.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39397322 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026