Today's blog is on the Oceanic Whitetip shark(Carcharhinus longimanus), This shark can be recognized by its round fins topped with white and by their small body and their short broadly snout. They can grow to by 300 cm and even larger in rare cases. They use their powerful jaws to grip and tear their prey apart their lower jaw with its pointed teeth are used for griping on to their prey and their upper serrated teeth are used to rip their prey in to pieces these teeth are broader and serrated. They were first discovered of the coast of Brazil in 1992 this shark was most likely caught in a fishing net on accidentally by a local fishery, keep in mind this large shark can be found around the world and is a threat to humans however most attacks are not fatal and are caused out of the sharks curiosity and not on purpose. If you reader of my blog would like to learn more about this creature then cheek out the links below.
.FLMNH Ichthyology Department: Oceanic Whitetip Shark
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| Diagram of Shark |
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