very aggressive shark species has some resemblance to the white tip shark barriers reefs. However, the oceanic whitetip ( Carcharinus longimanus ) presents a more robust body and reaches a size of about twice the smaller reef sharks. The dorsal fin is very broad and wide with white end. Presents the pectoral fins are also large and flat with the ends white, distinctive for this species. The caudal fin has a long upper lobe about twice the lower one. The eye is relatively small. The mouth is armed with a serrated triangular teeth and bite suitable for any type of prey. Its diet is varied, including small fish and cephalopods, small sharks, skates, large pelagics, turtles seaweed, sea birds and carcasses of whales. The maximum size attained by this species is 4 meters. He has a way of life is usually solitary and often "accompanied" by pilot fish ( Naucrates ductor ). It 'a shark that prefers the open water, but sometimes it approaches the coast. Its distribution is quite broad, including tropical and subtropical waters, but has also been reported sporadically in the Mediterranean. Species considered very dangerous for humans, were estimated to cause each year, the highest number of attacks compared with those of other shark species combined. It seems that in the event of shipwrecks or plane crashes at sea have occurred was these sharks fiercely attacking the survivors. E 'URPOSE commercial fishing, especially useful for obtaining the fin, the main ingredient of the soup shark. The population of this shark, although it is very large, it seems that in the past has declined drastically because of overfishing and indiscriminate.
In an oceanic whitetip photos accompanied by a small group of pilot fish.
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