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Galapagos Island Sharks
| Galapagos Shark | The galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis) grows to 10 feet and is found near drop-offs to deeper waters. Its coloration is a uniform slate gray with no distinctive markings. In addition to the Galapagos, it can be found in the Caribbean and along the offshore islands from Columbia to Peru. |
| Whitetip Reef Shark | The whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) is a snout-nosed gray shark about 6 feet long that inhabits the shallow reefs from Costa Rica to Ecuador. The tip of its dorsal fin is white making it easy to identify. It is usually slow moving and can be found in small groups. |
| Hammerhead Shark | The hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini, S. zygaena) are over 12 feet long and their distinctive head make their identification easy. The hammerheads travel in huge schools of up to a hundred individuals or more. They are quite timid and seldom allowed us to get very close. However it was quite exciting to see the schools swimming overhead like a squadron of fighter airplanes. |
(C) Copyright 1997 Steve Gahaghan
