What is Oceanic whitetip shark?
{{speciesbox | name = Oceanic whitetip shark | status = CR | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{Cite iucn |author=Rigby, C.L., Barreto, R., Carlson, J., Fernando, D., Fordham, S., Francis, M.P., Herman, K., Jabado, R.W., Liu, K.M., Marshall, A., Pacoureau, N., Romanov, E., Sherley, R.B. & Winker, H. |title=''Carcharhinus longimanus'' |journal=[[The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]] |volume=2019 |page=e.T39374A2911619 |publisher=[[IUCN]] |date=2019 |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39374/2911619 |doi=}}</ref> | image = Oceanic Whitetip Shark.png | genus = Carcharhinus | species = longimanus | authority = ([[Felipe Poey|Poey]], 1861) | range_map = Cypron-Range Carcharhinus longimanus.svg | range_map_caption = Range of the oceanic whitetip shark | synonyms = *''Carcharias obtusus '' <small>(Garman, 1881)</small> *''Squalus longimanus '' <small>(Poey, 1861)</small> *''Carcharias longimanus '' <small>(Poey, 1861)</small> *''Pterolamiops longimanus '' <small>(Poey, 1861)</small> *''Carcharinus longimanus '' <small>(Poey, 1861)</small> *''Squalus maou '' <small>(Lesson, 1831)</small> *''Carcharhinus maou '' <small>(Lesson, 1831)</small> *''Carcharias insularum '' <small>(Snyder, 1904)</small> *''Pterolamiops magnipinnis '' <small>(Smith, 1958)</small> *''Pterolamiops budkeri '' <small>(Fourmanoir, 1961)</small> | synonyms_ref = }} [[Image:Oceanic_Whitetip_Shark.jpg|thumb|right|250px|An Oceanic whitetip shark swimming with a small school of [[pilot fish]] ]] The '''oceanic whitetip shark''' (''Carcharhinus longimanus''), is a large [[species]] of [[Carcharhiniformes|requiem shark]], in the [[genus]] ''[[Carcharhinus]]''. The oceanic whitetip shark reaches a maximum length of four metres, and can weigh as much as 170 kg (370 pounds). This species of shark can be distinguished by its large, rounded first dorsal fin, and its long, wide, paddle-like pectoral fins. The oceanic whitetip shark should not be confused with the [[whitetip reef shark]]. == Description== The oceanic whitetip shark