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.
