Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
Triaenodon obesus - Triaenodon - A marine genus.
Species profile
Whitetip Reef Shark
Triaenodon obesus
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
3
Media items
Photos and videos
3
Dives
Distinct encounters
2
Locations
1 trip
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 13.7–15.3m
- Median 14.6m · n=3
- Water temperature
- 27.0–28.0°C
- Median 28.0°C · n=3
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 0 profile-estimated, 3 contextual.
Tight observed depth band
All 3 depth-linked observations in SNAP fall between 13.7m and 15.3m.
Consistent water window
3 observations with dive temperature sit within 27.0–28.0°C.
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Indicative archive pattern · 3 observations / 3 dives
Camera-clock comparison
Morning · 1Night · 2
- • These distributions describe photographs in SNAP, not a species’ complete biological range.
- • No direct or profile-estimated depths are available yet.
- • Time-of-day groups use the camera clock and are not corrected for sunrise, sunset, or timezone.
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