Featured Creature

Silvertip reef shark

Size – 300 cm max (10 ft)

Distribution – Western Indian Ocean & the Pacific Ocean

Diet – octopus, benthic & pelagic bony fish, sharks

Threats & Predators -humans (longline fishing, tuna gillnet fishing, shark fin soup)

Cool Fact - Silvertip reef sharks are viviparous which means that the shark pups grow in an embryo inside the mother who then gives live birth.  The mother can have up to 11 offspring about 50-60 cm long.

Credit: Jeff Yonover