Ground Sharks

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) sleeping on sea bed.
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) sleeping on sea bed. asleep sleep rest resting elasmobranch mouth nostrils 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 diagonal hurt hurting injure injur injury injurie pain painful wound wounded wounding cut cutting slice slicing puncture punctured puncturing vertical ascent ascend ascending asent assent assending rise rising arise surfacing surface up |Blue Shark (Prionace glauca)

Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) Detail of gills.
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) Detail of gills. slit slits breathing Ground Sharks |Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)

Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) showing the typical electric blue colouring on the dorsal surface.
Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) showing the typical electric blue colouring on the dorsal surface. 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 blue cyan diagonal slim slender skinny thin narrow slight lean trim colour coloured color colored colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint |Blue Shark (Prionace glauca)

Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) Detal of white tipped dorsal fin.
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) Detal of white tipped dorsal fin. single one alone lonely isolated individual fins triangle triangular dorsel white-tip 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 |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)

Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) swimming over coral reef edge.
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) swimming over coral reef edge. 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 stalking stalker stalk predator depart departing farewell farwell goodbye leave good bye leaving swim swimming swimmer shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans dorsal back top Ground Sharks |Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)

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

Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) 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 vent ventral belly under underside silhouette sun sunny sunshine shine sunbeam sunbeams beam beams surface light |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) swimming out of reef overhang.
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) swimming out of reef overhang. 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 depart departing farewell farwell goodbye leave good bye leaving ledge cave cavern |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)
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks) Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks) 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 profile turn turns turning turned twist twisting move moving movement moved avoid avoiding defer deferring deferred |Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)

Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) over coral reef.
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) fins dangerous two pair couple alone profile turn reef Ground Sharks |Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)

Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks) Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks) single one alone lonely isolated individual tropical tropics coral reef curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying |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) Juveniles resting under coral bommie.
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) Juveniles resting under coral bommie. Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks) Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks) 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 baby young newborn new born juvenile offspring off-spring youth beginnings beginning begin start starting |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)

Whitetip Reef Sharks (Triaenodon obesus) resting in reef cavern.
Whitetip Reef Sharks (Triaenodon obesus) resting in reef cavern. Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks) Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks) mass many group together same identical similar dive diver diving scuba scubadiver scuba-diver adventure tourist ecotourism eco tourism tourism adventurous discover discovery discovering torch torches flash flashlight flash-light sleep sleeping asleep dream dreaming dreamy snooze snoozing rest resting rested slumber relax relaxing relaxed cave 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 vertical |Whitetip Reef Sharks (Triaenodon obesus)