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Oceanic Whitetip Shark Carcharhinus longimanus. Photo: Elke Bojanowski / WWF-HK

oceanic whitetip dorsal fin

Oceanic Whitetip Shark Carcharhinus longimanus. Photo: Elke Bojanowski / WWF-HK

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Identifying the
dorsal fin

  • Large and broadly rounded
  • Mottled white colouration at the apex 

 

 

STATUS AND RANGE

The Oceanic Whitetip Shark Carcharhinus longimanus is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ and in CITES Appendix II.

Information has been adapted from Abercrombie and Hernandez (2017). Identifying shark fins: implementing and enforcing CITES. Abercrombie & Fish.