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Title: Whitetip reef shark. Malaysia.
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A whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) rests on the seafloor on a coral reef. Unlike other most sharks this species can breath without swimming by panting as it rests. Sipadan Island, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. Celebes Sea.
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- Cartilaginous Fishes: Chondrichthyes
- Elasmobranchs: Elasmobranchii
- Fishes
- Ground Sharks: Carcharhiniformes
- Kapalai
- Mabul
- Malaysia
- Marine Life
- Requiem Sharks: Carcharhindidae
- Sabah
- Sharks
- Sipadan
- South East Asia
- tropical
- whitetip reef shark: Triaenodon obesus
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