WoRMS taxon details
Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837)
214557 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:214557)
accepted
Species
Carcharias obesus Rüppell, 1837 · unaccepted
Traenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837) · unaccepted > misspelling
Triaenodon apicalis Whitley, 1939 · unaccepted
Trianodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Note Type species of genus. Authority Mueller &...
From other sources
Type species Type species of genus. Authority Mueller & Henle, 1837 according to <143> and (Ruppell, 1835) in <307>. [details]
Description Sluggish inhabitant of lagoons and seaward reefs. Also found in caves and fissures. Feeds on fishes, octopuses, spiny...
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]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=214557 on 2023-12-03
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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
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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
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | whitetip reef shark | [details] |
| Japanese | ネムリブカ | [details] |
| Spanish | cazón coralero trompacorta | [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)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias obesus Rüppell, 1837)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Trianodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837))
To FishBase (from synonym Triaenodon apicalis Whitley, 1939)
To FishBase images (Triaenodon obesus, Australia, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (83 nucleotides; 100 proteins)
To GenBank (83 nucleotides; 100 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
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)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias obesus Rüppell, 1837)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Trianodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837))
To FishBase (from synonym Triaenodon apicalis Whitley, 1939)
To FishBase images (Triaenodon obesus, Australia, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (83 nucleotides; 100 proteins)
To GenBank (83 nucleotides; 100 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
