Fishes Living in World Land Trust Project Areas

Whale Shark Rhincodon typus. Photo © Toby Gibson

Whale Shark Rhincodon typus

• Classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN red list of endangered species
• WLT Project Area found in: Philippines

The Whitetip Reef Shark is found widely across the Indian and Pacific oceans, living along the bottom of clear tropical waters near coral reefs

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Whitemouth Moray Gymnothorax meleagris. Photo © Toby Gibson

Whitemouth Moray Gymnothorax meleagris

• WLT Project Area found in: Philippines

The Whitemouth moray is found in coral reefs ranging from 1 to 36 metres throughout the Indo-Pacific.

Whitetip Reef Shark Triaenodon obesus. Photo © Stewart Forbes

Whitetip Reef Shark Triaenodon obesus

• Classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN red list of endangered species
• WLT Project Area found in: Costa Rica

The Whitetip Reef Shark is found widely across the Indian and Pacific oceans, living along the bottom of clear tropical waters near coral reefs

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Thresher Shark Alopias vulpinus. Photo © Stewart Forbes

Thresher Shark Alopias vulpinus

• Classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN red list of endangered species
• WLT Project Area found in: Philippines

Thresher Sharks are found in all temperate and tropical oceans around the world, although primarily pelagic thresher sharks are occasionally sighted in shallow inshore waters.