Noun: Carcharhinus longimanus
- Large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark
"The oceanic Carcharhinus longimanus is considered particularly dangerous to shipwreck survivors";
- whitetip shark, oceanic whitetip shark, white-tipped shark
Type of: requiem shark
Part of: Carcharhinus, genus Carcharhinus
Encyclopedia: Carcharhinus longimanus