Specimen Information

Triaenodon obesus
Triaenodon obesus
(whitetip reef shark)
Marine Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1529879
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusTriaenodon
Speciesobesus
Common Namewhitetip reef shark
CountryBrazil
StateParaná
LocalityCaribbean Sea, Brazil, M.V. Dianka shipwreck
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSoutheastern Brazil
HUC8 Number32018000
Map
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Collection Month1
Collection Year2013
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | dispersed
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:31772
Author:Bornatowski, H., R. Loose, C.L.S. Sampaio, O.B>F. Gadif, A. Carvalho-Filho, and R.R. Domingues
Date:2018
Title:Human introduction or natural dispersion? Atlantic Ocean occurrence of the Indo-Pacific whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus
Journal:Journal of Fish Biology
Volume:92
Pages:537-542
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected3


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