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Triaenodon obesus
Pregnant female white tip ~ 5 feet long cruising over rubble bottom near base of wall.
Near shore tropical waters over or close to reef.
Spotted 90 feet deep at Maili Twin Caves; dive site coordinates: 21̊24ʹ03.3ʺ N, 158̊11ʹ30.7ʺ W; horizontal datum WGS 84.
Spotted on Feb 27, 1994
Submitted on Dec 2, 2011
2 Comments
Thanks for the kind words; the lady was a very mellow creature, maybe six feet long, not at all threatening. This was her turf (I'd seen her in the area before) but she was not aggressive at all.
Beautiful shot - magnificent creature.