Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Oceanic Whitetip Shark is a fish species recorded in South African waters. Its current IUCN Red List conservation status is Critically Endangered, with a population trend reported as Decreasing. This profile is part of EcoAquatic's open conservation dataset for South African aquatic species.
| Scientific name | Carcharhinus longimanus |
|---|---|
| Common name | Oceanic Whitetip Shark |
| IUCN status | CriticallyEndangered (Critically Endangered) |
| Population trend | Decreasing |
| Class | Elasmobranchii |
| Order | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family | Carcharhinidae |
| Genus | Carcharhinus |