Oceanic whitetip shark

Carcharhinus longimanus
Image of Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Length Up to 13 ft, generally less than 10 ft
Description Gray; mottled tail and fin tips; enlarged first dorsal fin and long, paddle-shaped pectoral fins
Food Eats pelagic fishes, cephalopods, sea turtles, sea birds, marine mammal carrion
Habitat From the surface to 500 ft, most abundant in the tropics