Growing to a maximum length of 9.8 feet the SilverTip
Shark can be a threat to humans. Weighing in about 300
pounds, this fish (as with most sharks) can become aggressive
when blood is in the water. The body of a SilverTip Shark
is dark gray or gray-brown with a bronzy sheen, fading
to a white ventral side. The name “SilverTip Shark”
comes from the conspicuous white tips and trailing margins
on all of its fins. The SilverTip Shark is often confused
with Grey Reef sharks because they share similar colors,
but the Grey Reef shark has dark tips on the pectoral
fins and trailing edge of its caudal fin. SilverTip Shark
is a slender creature with a long and broadly rounded
snout. Perfectly designed to fulfill its function of swimming
and eating, it can be found in warm waters all over the
world. The SilverTip Shark can be found in the western
Indian Ocean region, the Red Sea and off East Africa including
Madagascar, Seychelles, Aldabra Group, Mauritius, and
the Chagos Archipelago. It gathers in large numbers around
shallow reefs in large numbers. SilverTips are commonly
found both inshore over continental and insular shelves
as well as offshore over banks. .
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