What is "whitetip shark"

1. n. smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins [syn: reef whitetip shark, Triaenodon obseus]

2. large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark [syn: oceanic whitetip shark, white-tipped shark, Carcharinus longimanus]

Whitetip shark may refer to:

• Oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus.
• Whitetip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus.