Although oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) are often spotted close to reefs, they are – as the name suggests – a pelagic, deep-water shark, and spend most of their lives in the open ...

Worldwide, there are about 400 species of sharks. Of these, around 180 species occur in Australian waters, of which about 70 are thought to be endemic. Sharks occur in all habitats around the ...