Whitetip reef shark swimming over reef
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Description
A Whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus swimming in shallows of a coral reef in the Great Barrier Reef. Triaenodon obesus would typically not be a true apex predator: it’s ecological role being that of a mesopredator.