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WorldWhitetip reef shark Small Indo-Pacific reef shark with white-tipped finsShark · Coasts and shelves · 1837

🇦🇺 Australia and 2 moreWobbegong Camouflaged bottom-dwelling sharks found in the western Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean.Shark · Coasts and shelves

🇦🇺 Australia and 2 moreTasselled wobbegong A camouflaged carpet shark with a fringed head.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1867

🇦🇺 AustraliaSpotted wobbegong A camouflaged carpet shark native to Australian coastal waters.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1778

WorldGalapagos shark Large requiem shark of tropical oceanic islandsShark · Coasts and shelves · 1905

WorldBlacktip reef shark Small coral reef shark with distinct black fin tipsShark · Coasts and shelves · 1824

WorldGrey reef shark Common Indo-Pacific reef predator known for threat displaysShark · Coasts and shelves · 1856

WorldLemon shark A social, yellow-skinned requiem shark of shallow tropical waters.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1868

WorldSicklefin lemon shark Large Indo-Pacific requiem shark with sickle-shaped fins.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1837

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Whitetip reef shark: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Wobbegong: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Tasselled wobbegong: Lakshmi Sawitri, CC BY 2.0, source
Galapagos shark: Andrew J. Green / Reef Life Survey, CC BY 4.0, source
Blacktip reef shark: https://www.whatsthatfish.com/profile/fishx6, Public domain, source
Grey reef shark: Albert kok, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Lemon shark: Albert kok, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Sicklefin lemon shark: Patrick Quinn-Graham, CC BY 2.0, source

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