Species Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837)

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Carcharias obesus Rüppell, W.P.E. 1837. Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt Vol. 3, pp. 53–80, pls 15–21. [64, pl. 18(2)].

  Type data:

   Lectotype SMF 3149 (type specimen also listed as holotype on fig. 4 in Klausewitz, W. 1960. Die typoide des Naturmuseums Senckenberg, 23: Pisces, Chondrichthys, Elasmobranchii. Senckenbergiana Biologica 41(5/6): 289–296), Djedda, Red Sea.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Klausewitz, W. 1960. Die typoide des Naturmuseums Senckenberg, 23: Pisces, Chondrichthys, Elasmobranchii. Senckenbergiana Biologica 41(5/6): 289-296 [291].
• Triaenodon apicalis Whitley, G.P. 1939. Taxonomic notes on sharks and rays. The Australian Zoologist 9(3): 227-262 figs 1-18 pls 20-22 [236, fig. 9].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM IA.6566 ♀, Lindeman Island, QLD.
  Paratype(s) AM IA.6565.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(2) 251-655 pp. [536]

 

Generic Combinations

• Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837). —
  Bonaparte, C.L.P. 1838. Selachorum tabula analytica. Nuovi Annali delle Scienze Naturali. Bologna 2: 195-214 [212]
• Leptocharias obesus (Rüppell, 1837). —
  Gray, J.E. 1851. List of the Specimens of Fish in the Collection of the British Museum. Chondropterygii. London : British Museum 160 pp., 2 pls. [51]

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Point Quobba, WA to Moreton Bay, QLD, also Ashmore Reef, Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean; tropical, Indo-Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, coral reef, inshore, pelagic.

Extra Ecological Information

8-40 m, rarely to 300 m

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [44]

Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [24]

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(2) 251-655 pp. [536]

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [321]

Compagno, L.J.V. & Niem, V.H. 1998. Family Carcharhinidae. pp. 1312-1360 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 2 687-1396 pp. [1358]

Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [31] (as T. apicalis)

Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [43]

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [268]

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [284]

Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [7] (42, as Triaenodon apicalis)

Randall, J.E. 1977. Contribution to the biology of the whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus). Pacific Science 31(2): 143-164 figs 1-11

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [22]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [22]

Stead, D.G. 1963. Sharks and Rays of Australian Seas. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 211 pp. 63 figs. [200] (as Triaenodon apicalis)

Whitley, G.P. 1940. The Fishes of Australia. Part 1. The sharks, rays, devil-fish, and other primitive fishes of Australia and New Zealand. Sydney : Roy. Zool. Soc. N.S.W. 280 pp. 303 figs. [112] (as Triaenodon apicalis)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [33] (65, as Triaenodon apicalis)

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [44] (Whitetip Shark)

Coleman, N. 1981. Australian Sea Fishes North of 30°S. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 297 pp. [17] (White-tipped Reef Shark)

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(2) 251-655 pp. [536] (Whitetip Reef Shark)

Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [31] (White-tip Shark)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [268] (Blunthead Shark)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Whitetip Reef Shark)

 

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