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Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell 1837)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell 1837)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Triaenodon apicalis
Species recognized by Coral Sea Species List and North Pacific Species List
Triaenodon obesus
Species recognized by Egypt Species List, wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, Australia Species List, China Species List, Christmas Island Species List, Cocos Islands Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Ecuador Species List, Federated States of Micronesia Species List, Fiji Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Kiribati Species List, Maldives Species List, Marshall Islands Species List, Mauritius Species List, Myanmar Species List, Palau Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Philippines Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Seychelles Species List, Singapore Species List, South Africa Species List, Taiwan Species List, Thailand Species List, Tonga Species List, United Arab Emirates Species List, wikipedia ID, Japan Species List, wikipedia EU, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Andaman Sea Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Arafura Sea Species List, Bali Sea Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Bismarck Sea Species List, Celebes Sea Species List, Coral Sea Species List, Flores Sea Species List, Great Australian Bight Species List, Gulf of Aqaba Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Laccadive Sea Species List, Makassar Strait Species List, Malacca Strait Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, Red Sea Species List, Savu Sea Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Singapore Strait Species List, Solomon Sea Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia AF, wikipedia DA, wikipedia SK, NCBI, wikipedia emerging languages, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, Timor Sea Species List, and United States Species List
Triaenodon obesus
Recognized by CalPhotos, AnAge articles, The Fish Database of Taiwan, Arkive, Undersea Productions, FAO Fishery Statistics, Furui 2020, and Animal Diversity Web
Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell 1837)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, GBIF national node type records Sweden, Mozambique Species List, and GBIF national node type records Germany
Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell 1837)
Recognized by OBIS environmental data records
Carcharias obesus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Triaenodon apicalis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Triaenodon obesus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, literature body sizes metazoa, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Triaenodon obesus
Recognized by PlanetScott, Flickr Group, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, Fishbase, Flickr BHL, and vimeo
Triaenodon obesus (Ruppell 1837)
Species recognized by TreatmentBank
Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell 1837)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, and World Register of Marine Species
Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell 1837)
Recognized by NMNH Collection

Alternative Names

Carcharias obesus Rüppell 1837
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Traenodon obesus (Rüppell 1837)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Triaenodon apicalis Whitley 1939
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Trianodon obesus (Rüppell 1837)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Carcharias obesus Ruppell 1837
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Traenodon obesus (Rüppell 1837)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Triaenodon apicalis Whitley 1939
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Trianodon obesus (Rüppell 1837)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Carcharias obesus
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Carcharias obesus
Synonym according to Fishbase
Carcharias obesus Rüppell 1837
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Carcharias obesus Rüppell 1837
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Carcharias obesus Rüppell 1837
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Traenodon obesus
Synonym according to Fishbase
Traenodon obesus (Rüppell 1837)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Traenodon obesus (Rüppell 1837)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Triaenodon apicalis Whitley 1939
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Triaenodon apicalis Whitley 1939
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Triaenodon apicalis Whitley 1939
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Trianodon obesus
Synonym according to Fishbase
Trianodon obesus (Rüppell 1837)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Trianodon obesus (Rüppell 1837)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

Whitetip reef shark
prefer
Recognized by Arkive, Undersea Productions, AnAge, Fishbase, and Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)
White Tipped Reef Shark
prefer
Recognized by PlanetScott
Blunt-head shark
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Blunthead shark
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Light-tip shark
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Reef whitetip shark
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Reef whitetip
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
White tip reef shark
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
White-tip reef shark
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
White-tip shark
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Whitetip shark
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Whitetip Reef Shark preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
whitetip reef shark
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Afrikaans

Stompkophaai preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

قرش مَرجان preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Gursh
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase

Bengali

সাদাডগা প্রবালপ্রাচীর হাঙর preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

tauró de puntes blanques preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

沙魚 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
灰三齒鯊
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
鱟鮫
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

Žralok bělošpicí
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
žralok lagunový preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Hvidtippet revhaj preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian

އޮޅުފަތި މިޔަރު preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

witpuntrifhaai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Riffhai preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Fijian

qiō dina preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Finnish

Valkoevähai preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

French

Aileron blanc de lagon
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Endormi requin
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Requin corail
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Requin pointes blanches du lagon
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Requin à pointes blanches du lagon
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Requin à pointes blanches
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Requin-corail preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Riffhai
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Weißspitzenhundshai
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Weißspitzen-Riffhai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

כרישון לבן-קצוות preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

fehéruszonyú szirtcápa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Hiu karang preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ネムリブカ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and World Register of Marine Species
Nemuri buka
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Nemuri zame
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Nemuribuka
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase

Javanese

Hiu karang buas preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Kazakh

Қара жүбеқанатты риф акуласы preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

백기흉상어 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Ikan yu preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Yu sirip putih
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Yu
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase

Malayalam

കല്ലസ്രാവ്  
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
കളള സുരാവ്
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Kallasurav
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
വെള്ളച്ചിറകൻ സ്രാവ് preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Marshallese

Pako korak preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Nauru

Ebawo kumu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Marracho de covas
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Tubarão-de-pontas-brancas-de-recife preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Рифовая акула preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Samoan

Malu preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Serbian

Белорепа гребенска ајкула preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sindhi

Mangra preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Slovak

žralok bielohrotý preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Somali

Daaha preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Libaax
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase

Spanish; Castilian

Cazón coralero trompacorta preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Cazón
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Punta blanca
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Tiburón aliblanco
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Tiburón coralero ñato
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Tintorera punta aleta blanca
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
cazón coralero trompacorta
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Swahili

Papa sarawanzi preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Papa siruanzi
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Papa
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase

Swedish

Korallhaj preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Tagalog

Pating preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Tahitian

Mago ro'oi preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Mamaru
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase

Thai

Chalarm Keesao
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
ปลาฉลามครีบขาว preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Рифова акула білопера preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Cá Nhám trọc preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Arz

قرش الشعاب المرجانية البيضاء preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

De Ch

Weissspitzen-Riffhai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Gb

Whitetip reef shark preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

灰三齿鲨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

灰三齒鯊 preferred
Recognized by The Fish Database of Taiwan and Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

灰三齒鯊 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

灰三齒鯊 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell 1837)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Selachii
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae
Triaenodon
Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell 1837) (this page)

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae
Triaenodon
Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell 1837) (this page)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Selachii
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae
Triaenodon
Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell 1837) (this page)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Selachii
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae
Triaenodon
Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell 1837) (this page)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae
Triaenodon Müller & Henle 1837
Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell 1837) (this page)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Euselachii
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann 1896
Triaenodon Müller & Henle 1837
Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell 1837) (this page)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Chondrichthyes
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae
Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell 1837) (this page)
Carcharhinus acronotus (Poey 1860)
Carcharhinus albimarginatus (Rüppell 1837)
Carcharhinus altimus (Springer 1950)
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides (Whitley 1934)
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker 1856)
Carcharhinus amboinensis (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus amboinensis Southwest Indian Ocean subpopulation (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus borneensis (Bleeker 1858)
Carcharhinus brachyurus (Günther 1870)
Carcharhinus brachyurus East Asia subpopulation (Günther 1870)
Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus brevipinna Northwest Atlantic subpopulation (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus cautus (Whitley 1945)
Carcharhinus cerdale Gilbert 1898
Carcharhinus coatesi (Whitley 1939)
Carcharhinus dussumieri (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus falciformis (Bibron 1839)
Carcharhinus fitzroyensis (Whitley 1943)
Carcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass & Heller 1905)
Carcharhinus hemiodon (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus humani White & Weigmann 2014
Carcharhinus isodon (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus leiodon Garrick 1985
Carcharhinus leucas (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus limbatus Northwest Atlantic subpopulation (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey 1861)
Carcharhinus macloti (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824)
Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur 1818)
Carcharhinus obsoletus White, Kyne & Harris 2019
Carcharhinus perezi (Poey 1876)
Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo 1827)
Carcharhinus plumbeus Northwest Atlantic subpopulation (Nardo 1827)
Carcharhinus porosus (Ranzani 1839)
Carcharhinus sealei (Pietschmann 1913)
Carcharhinus signatus (Poey 1868)
Carcharhinus signatus Eastern Atlantic subpopulation (Poey 1868)
Carcharhinus sorrah (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus tilstoni (Whitley 1950)
Carcharhinus tjutjot (Bleeker 1852)
Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur 1822)
Glyphis gangeticus (Müller & Henle 1839)
Glyphis garricki Compagno, White & Last 2008
Glyphis glyphis (Müller & Henle 1839)
Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus (Müller & Henle 1839)
Lamiopsis temminckii (Müller & Henle 1839)
Lamiopsis tephrodes (Fowler 1905)
Loxodon macrorhinus Müller & Henle 1839
Nasolamia velox (Gilbert 1898)
Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell 1837)
Negaprion acutidens Southeast Asia subpopulation (Rüppell 1837)
Negaprion brevirostris (Poey 1868)
Prionace glauca (Linnaeus 1758)
Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell 1837)
Rhizoprionodon lalandii (Müller & Henle 1839)
Rhizoprionodon longurio (Jordan & Gilbert 1882)
Rhizoprionodon oligolinx Springer 1964
Rhizoprionodon porosus (Poey 1861)
Rhizoprionodon taylori (Ogilby 1915)
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae (Richardson 1836)
Scoliodon laticaudus Müller & Henle 1838
Scoliodon macrorhynchos (Bleeker 1852)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Selachii
Galeomorphii
Galeoidea
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae
Triaenodon
Triaenodon obesus (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Euselachii
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae
Triaenodon
Triaenodon apicalis (this page)
Triaenodon obesus
Triaenodon obtusus
Triaenodon smithii

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Euselachii
Neoselachii
Lamniformes
Odontaspididae
Carcharias
Carcharias obesus (this page)
Carcharias aaronis
Carcharias abbreviatus
Carcharias acutidens
Carcharias acutus
Carcharias aethalorus
Carcharias albimarginatus
Carcharias amblyrhynchos
Carcharias amboinensis
Carcharias arenarias
Carcharias arenarius
Carcharias atwoodi
Carcharias azureus
Carcharias bleekeri
Carcharias borneensis
Carcharias brachyrhynchos
Carcharias brachyurus
Carcharias brevipinna
Carcharias ceruleus
Carcharias commersoni
Carcharias crenidens
Carcharias dumerilii
Carcharias dussumieri
Carcharias ehrenbergi
Carcharias elegans
Carcharias ellioti
Carcharias eumeces
Carcharias falciformis
Carcharias falcipinnis
Carcharias fasciatus
Carcharias ferox
Carcharias forskalii
Carcharias fronto
Carcharias galapagensis
Carcharias gangeticus
Carcharias glyphis
Carcharias gracilis
Carcharias griseus
Carcharias hemiodon
Carcharias hemprichii
Carcharias insularum
Carcharias isodon
Carcharias japonicus
Carcharias kamoharai
Carcharias lalandii
Carcharias lamia
Carcharias lamiella
Carcharias latistomus
Carcharias leucas
Carcharias limbatus
Carcharias longimanus
Carcharias longurio
Carcharias macloti
Carcharias macrurus
Carcharias maculipinna
Carcharias malabaricus
Carcharias marianensis
Carcharias maso
Carcharias melanopterus
Carcharias menisorrah
Carcharias microps
Carcharias milberti
Carcharias munzingeri
Carcharias murrayi
Carcharias nesiotes
Carcharias noronhai
Carcharias obtusirostris
Carcharias obtusus
Carcharias owstoni
Carcharias oxyrhynchus
Carcharias palasorra
Carcharias phorcys
Carcharias platensis
Carcharias playfairii
Carcharias porosus
Carcharias remotus
Carcharias robustus
Carcharias rondeletti
Carcharias sealei
Carcharias siamensis
Carcharias sorrah
Carcharias sorrahkowah
Carcharias sorrakowah
Carcharias stevensi
Carcharias taeniatus
Carcharias taurus
Carcharias temminckii
Carcharias tephrodes
Carcharias tigris
Carcharias tricuspidatus
Carcharias verus
Carcharias vorax
Carcharias vulgaris
Carcharias vulpes
Carcharias walbeehmi
Carcharias walbeehmii
Carcharias watu
Carcharias yangi
Carcharias zambezensis

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Euselachii
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae
Triaenodon
Triaenodon obesus (this page)
Triaenodon apicalis
Triaenodon obtusus
Triaenodon smithii

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae
Triaenodon
Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell 1837) (this page)
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