Kauaʻi record · KCA-FISH-000086
Whitetip Reef Shark
Triaenodon obesus
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Kauaʻi evidence
Direct Kauaʻi reef monitoring or survey evidence supports occurrence; other ecological fields retain their cited scope.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Triaenodon obesus
- Common names
- Whitetip Reef Shark
- Hawaiian names
- Manō lālākea
- Family
- Carcharhinidae
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Documented on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Native Hawaiian waters
- Conservation status
- Species-specific current legal/IUCN status requires review before release
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- Claims remain limited to cited evidence; precise sensitive locations are suppressed from public display.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Nearshore reef to offshore pelagic habitat depending on species
- Food and resource needs
- Species-specific diet documented regionally; Kauaʻi attendant relationships need review
- Reproduction
- Species-specific reproduction and nursery use need Kauaʻi-specific review
- Shelter
- Predator or planktivore with species-specific habitat use
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Fishing/bycatch, habitat degradation, prey change, climate effects and disturbance · species-specific status varies
- Conservation actions
- Record-specific conservation actions need supporting evidence.
- Monitoring
- Retain Kauaʻi-specific distribution, abundance, life-stage, behavior, habitat, trend, and attendant data with provenance.
- Data gaps
- Kauaʻi-specific seasonal occurrence, nursery/aggregation areas, abundance, movement, and sensitive-location handling.
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Unknown / not yet documented
- Seasonal description
- Whitetip Reef Shark is ecologically, culturally, fishery, or conservation-relevant to Kauaʻi.