r/TheDepthsBelow • u/BeginningConstant567 • 8d ago

Whitetip Encounter

Surprised these two on a twilight dive in Ulong Channel! Got decent footage of one of them. u/Nikon Z6iii and 8-15 fisheye, u/KrakenSports solar flare mini 18Ks.

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u/LittleLemonHope 8d ago

For anybody wondering, these are white tipped reef sharks, very distinct from oceanic white tips. They are harmless.

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u/Odd_Scheme4716 8d ago

I was about to ask which white tips are biters, but you read my mind. Many thanks

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u/BeginningConstant567 8d ago

LOL, great point, I took for granted that people would assume that but they won't. OTOH, if they think these were oceanic whitetips, I would look like a bold adventurer lolol