Triaenodon obesus Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus is commonly referred to as Whitetip Reef Shark. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 100000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 214557

Scientific:: Triaenodon obesus
German:: Weißspitzenriffhai
English:: Whitetip Reef Shark

Category:: Squali

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Carcharhiniformes (Order) > Carcharhinidae (Family) > Triaenodon (Genus) > obesus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Rüppell, ), 1837

Occurrence:: Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan, Hong Kong, Cocos Island (Costa Rica), (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Austral Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo (Kalimantan), Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Caroline Island, Central Pazific, China, Christmas Islands, Columbia, Comores, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Galapagos Islands, Gambier Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Gulf of California, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indo-Pacific coral triangle, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Johnston Atoll, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Lombok, Macau, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Maumere, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico (East Pacific), Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Northern Territory (Australia), Ogasawara Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Raja Amat, Red Sea, Réunion , Revillagigedo Islands, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wake Atoll, Wallis and Futuna, West Papua , Western Australia, Western Pacific Ocean, Yemen
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 1 - 330 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 83.86" (213 cm)
Weight:: 18.3 kg
Temperature:: 24,3 °F - 28,8 °F (24,3°C - 28,8°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Clam meat, Crabs, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Living Food, Predatory, Rock lobster, Schrimps, Sepia
Tank:: 21997.84 gal (~ 100000L)
Difficulty:: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Triaenodon obesus
Weißspitzenriffhai

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-09-23 17:59:06
Last edit:: 2024-11-24 12:43:40

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Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837)

Shark bites can be quite lethal to humans, especially the 10 most dangerous shark species are considered and can launch unprovoked attacks from humans: - Great white shark - Bull shark - Tiger shark - Sand tiger shark - Blacktip shark - Bronze shark - Spinner shark - Blue shark - Hammerhead shark - Whitetip shark The bite by a shark is one of the most basic fears of humans, but the number of deaths caused by shark attacks is very low: in 2015 there were 98 attacks by sharks and in 6 cases the attack resulted in a fatal end for humans. In 2016 there were 107 attacks by sharks and in 8 cases the attack resulted in a fatal end for humans. Sources: http://hai.ch/Hai-Infos/Unfaelle/index.html http://www.focus.de/reisen/videos/auch-urlaubsorte-betroffen-schrecklicher-rekord-2016-gab-es-mehr-hai-angriffe-als-je-zuvor_id_6519581.html http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/hai-angriffe-erreichen-2015-rekordhoch-weiterer-anstieg-erwartet-a-1076339.html http://www.zeit.de/2016/37/haie-toetung-tierschutz-surfer
In 2022, there were a total of 108 shark attacks in the USA.

Conversely, however, 100 million sharks were killed by humans. http://www.zeit.de/2016/37/haie-toetung-tierschutz-surfer The risk of being bitten by a shark varies greatly from region to region, with most attacks occurring in Florida, Australia and South Africa. Please be careful not to go into the water with bleeding skin wounds, heed bathing warnings from the authorities and be very careful when using surfboards, as sharks can easily confuse the boards with seals and harbour seals. After shark bites, always call a doctor or / and the rescue service as soon as possible, as heavy bleeding can be life-threatening.

https://worldanimalfoundation.org/advocate/shark-attack-statistics/

Synonymised names
Carcharias obesus Rüppell, 1837 · unaccepted
Traenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Triaenodon apicalis Whitley, 1939 · unaccepted
Trianodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837) · unaccepted (misspelling)

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Eric
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am 31.10.08#1

Carcharhinus melanopterus sind keine Anfängertiere und sollten nur in sehr grossen Becken gehalten werden.

Es ist wichtig, den Nitrat Wert möglichst tief zu Halten.
Das Becken sollte so eingerichtet sein, dass genügend freier Schwimmraum vorhanden ist. Die Aufbauten im Becken sollten möglichst frei von ecken und scharfen Kannten sein. Als Becken sollte man auf jeden Fall ein Spezialbecken nehmen, welches dem Tier genügend Raum bietet. Wichtig bei der Haltung von solch grossen Haien ist auch, dass man sich immer der Gefahr bewusst ist. Klar, ein Carcharhinus melanopterus ist kein Monster, dass gleich alles angreift, aber ein Biss kann schlimme Folgen haben. Desshalb muss man eine Haltung dieser Tiere sehr gut und genau im Voraus planen.

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