Ground Sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) Adult sleeping on sand during the day. fins dangerous single one alone profile reef surface boat Ground Sharks |Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)

Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) showing Ampullae of Lorenzini electrical sensors on snout.
Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) showing Ampullae of Lorenzini electrical sensors on snout. single one alone lonely isolated individual danger dangerous killer kill predator predater maneater hunt hunter carnivour carnivor carnivore threat threaten curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying sad glum unhappy grim depress depressed pit pits sensor sensors electric electrical Ground Sharks |Blue Shark (Prionace glauca)

Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) with diver.
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) fins dangerous single one alone profile diver with Ground Sharks |Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)

Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) with fishing line trace trailing from hooked mouth.
Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) with fishing line trace trailing from hooked mouth. single one alone lonely isolated individual catch catching collect collecting caught capture capturing hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging fish fishing fisherman diagonal hurt hurting injure injur injury injurie pain painful wound wounded wounding cut cutting slice slicing puncture punctured puncturing shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii groundshark groundsharks ground blue cyan fin fins pectoral dorsal caudal Ground Sharks |Blue Shark (Prionace glauca)

Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) resting asleep mouth peering breathing alert Ground Sharks |Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)

Blue Shark (Prionace glauca)
Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks) Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks) single one alone lonely isolated individual shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii carcharhiniformes carcharhiniforme carcharhinidae groundshark groundsharks ground whaler whalers whalershark whaler-shark ground-shark ground-sharks requiem requiemshark requiemsharks curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying happy smile smiling smiler grin grimace snout snouts nose noses nosey nostril nostrils nostral nostrals nostel nostrels Ampullae of Lorenzini Ampullae-of-Lorenzini Ampullea slim slender skinny thin narrow slight lean trim |Blue Shark (Prionace glauca)

Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) resting asleep sleeping teeth Ground Sharks |Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)

Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) with extensive wounds, probably from mating and courtship behaviour.
Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) with extensive wounds, probably from mating and courtship behaviour. Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks) Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks) single one alone lonely isolated individual shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii carcharhiniformes carcharhiniforme carcharhinidae groundshark groundsharks ground whaler whalers whalershark whaler-shark ground-shark ground-sharks requiem requiemshark requiemsharks descent desend descend decend decending descending dive diving drop dropping diagonal hurt hurting injure injur injury injurie pain painful wound wounded wounding cut cutting slice slicing puncture punctured puncturing |Blue Shark (Prionace glauca)

Slender Suckerfish (Echeneis naucrates) on Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) with Slender Suckerfish (Echeneis naucrates) sucking gripping holding on difference big small riding hitching hitch hiking Other Perciformes single one alone lonely isolated individual attached attach adhere shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership remora |Slender Suckerfish (Echeneis naucrates)

Blue Shark (Prionace glauca)
Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks) Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks) single one alone lonely isolated individual shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii carcharhiniformes carcharhiniforme carcharhinidae groundshark groundsharks ground whaler whalers whalershark whaler-shark ground-shark ground-sharks requiem requiemshark requiemsharks curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying happy smile smiling smiler grin grimace snout snouts nose noses nosey nostril nostrils nostral nostrals nostel nostrels Ampullae of Lorenzini Ampullae-of-Lorenzini Ampullea slim slender skinny thin narrow slight lean trim |Blue Shark (Prionace glauca)

Diver handling Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) being handled by diver. adventure eco tourism shark feeding dangerous vertical teeth mouth jaws holding gripping grabbing Divers dive diver diving adventure tourist ecotourism eco tourism tourism adventurous discover discovery discovering tourist tourists tourism eco tourism eco-tourism ecotourism ecotourist eco-tourist eco tourist ecotourists eco-tourists holiday holidays vacation adventure discovery adventuring discover shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii catch catching collect collecting caught capture capturing hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging fish fishing fisherman |Diver handling Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)

Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) swimming over deep coral reef.
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) swimming over deep coral reef. single one alone lonely isolated individual danger dangerous killer kill predator predater maneater hunt hunter carnivour carnivor carnivore threat threaten catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii white tip Ground Sharks |Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)

Diver handling Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) being handled by diver. adventure eco tourism shark feeding dangerous vertical teeth mouth jaws holding gripping grabbing Divers shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii catch catching collect collecting caught capture capturing hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging fish fishing fisherman dive diver diving adventure tourist ecotourism eco tourism tourism adventurous discover discovery discovering tourist tourists tourism eco tourism eco-tourism ecotourism ecotourist eco-tourist eco tourist ecotourists eco-tourists holiday holidays vacation adventure discovery adventuring discover |Diver handling Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)

Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) fins dangerous single one alone profile turn reef Ground Sharks |Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)

Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) profile fins single one alone Ground Sharks shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii fins profile |Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)

Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) over coral reef.
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) fins dangerous single one alone profile turn sand dive descend gills Ground Sharks |Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)

Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) and diver.
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) and diver. contact Ground Sharks |Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)

Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) Sleeping with Slender Suckerfish (Echeneis naucrates) and Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus)
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) Sleeping with Slender Suckerfish (Echeneis naucrates) and Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) fins dangerous single one alone profile portrait sand Ground Sharks |Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)

Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) and diver.
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) and diver. vertical approaching Ground Sharks |Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)

Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) Dorsal fin of female bitten by male in courting behaviour.
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) Dorsal fin of female bitten by male in courting behaviour. sex reproduction tearing torn sliced cut slashed wounded scarred hurt hurting injure injur injury injurie pain painful wound wounded wounding cut cutting slice slicing puncture punctured puncturing shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii carcharhiniformes carcharhiniforme carcharhinidae groundshark groundsharks ground whaler whalers whalershark whaler-shark ground-shark ground-sharks requiem requiemshark requiemsharks tear tears torn rip ripped white tip white-tip mating |Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)