white-tip
Light-colored terminal point
White-tip describes something marked with white at its tip or end, most commonly appearing in the names of animals: the white-tip reef shark, white-tip dove, white-tip sicklebill.
The compound usually functions as an adjective modifying a noun: white-tip feathers, white-tip fins.
Also spelled whitetip.
Shallow-water cartilaginous predator
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
- dorsal finFish's rear stabilizer
- apex predatorUnpreyed-upon dominant hunter
camouflage · solitary · nocturnal · tropical · migration · endangered · finning · pelagic
Portable underwater breathing gear
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
- sightingInstance of perceiving something
- wetsuitInsulating garment for water
- underwaterBelow the surface
depths · fins · mask · visibility · currents · shark cage · night dive · liveaboard
At risk of extinction
- CITESWildlife trade agreement
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
- bycatchNon-target species caught accidentally
- finningSevering aquatic appendages
marine park · no-take zone · habitat destruction · population decline · protected species · sustainable fishing · biodiversity · ecosystem
reef shark
Shallow-water cartilaginous predator
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
- dorsal finFish's rear stabilizer
apex predator · camouflage · solitary · nocturnal · tropical · migration · endangered · finning · pelagic · territorial
scuba
Portable underwater breathing gear
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
- sightingInstance of perceiving something
- wetsuitInsulating garment for water
underwater · depths · fins · mask · visibility · currents · shark cage · night dive · liveaboard · dive site
endangered
At risk of extinction
- CITESWildlife trade agreement
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
- bycatchNon-target species caught accidentally
finning · marine park · no-take zone · habitat destruction · population decline · protected species · sustainable fishing · biodiversity · ecosystem · coral reef