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Oceanic Whitetip Shark Identification Guide

May 27, 2025

Identification guide for protected oceanic whitetip sharks.

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Shark illustration with identification info including on its stocky build, grayish bronze to brown color, whitish underside. Length of up to 11 feet (3m), 330-lb weight. Rounded, mottled white dorsel apex. Often have black-tipped secondary fins (anal and dorsal). Notch on tail fin. Long, rounded pectoral fins with mottled white tips, Flattened, short snout, Trangular, serrated top teeth and thin, serrated tips on bottom teeth. QR code with link to more information on oceanic whitetip sharks.
Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Last updated by Pacific Islands Regional Office on 06/05/2025