Oceanic whitetip shark
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![Oceanic whitetip photographed at the Elphinstone reef, Red Sea, Egypt, accompanied by pilot fish](/Images/godic/202501/30/Carcharhinus_longimanus_11852.jpg")
The Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus), also known as Brown Milbert's sand bar shark, Brown shark, Nigano shark, Oceanic white-tipped whaler, and Silvertip shark, is a large pelagic requiem shark inhabiting tropical and warm temperate seas. Its stocky body is most notable for its long, white-tipped, rounded fins.