The oceanic whitetip shark was first described by naturalist Ren?Lesson in his account of observations made during named the shark " Squalus maou " after a Polynesian word for " shark ".
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While many encounters with oceanic whitetip sharks appear predatory in nature, without the verification of a scientific community in each instance, it is best to assume the accidental or nonpredatory intent of the encounters.
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Of more than 568 shark species, only four have been involved in a significant number of fatal unprovoked attacks on humans : the great white shark, tiger shark, bull shark, and the oceanic whitetip shark.
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The rules of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature are that in general the first-published description has priority; therefore, the valid scientific name for the oceanic whitetip shark should be " Carcharhinus maou ".
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This species is preyed upon by oceanic whitetip sharks ( " Carcharhinus longimanus " ), great white sharks ( " Carcharodon carcharias " ), toothed whales, and other large, ocean-going carnivores.
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In a statement, Hesham Gabr said : " It is clear from our initial discussions with shark behavioural experts that this highly unusual spate of attacks by an oceanic whitetip shark was triggered by an activity, most probably illegal fishing or feeding in the area ."
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Most of the oceanic whitetip shark's attacks have not been recorded, J . S . Copley, based on the attack on Brook Watson in Havana Harbor in 1749 ] ] Modern-day statistics show the oceanic whitetip shark as seldom being involved in unprovoked attacks.
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Most of the oceanic whitetip shark's attacks have not been recorded, J . S . Copley, based on the attack on Brook Watson in Havana Harbor in 1749 ] ] Modern-day statistics show the oceanic whitetip shark as seldom being involved in unprovoked attacks.
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"Ocean of Fear ", a 2007 episode of the Discovery Channel TV documentary series " Shark Week ", states that the " Indianapolis " sinking resulted in the most shark attacks on humans in history, and attributes the attacks to the oceanic whitetip shark species.
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Studies conducted off the Florida coast and the Bahamas have shown that silky sharks are highly sensitive to sound, in particular low-frequency ( 10 20 habituate to the sound change and stop withdrawing, though it takes them much longer to do so compared to the bolder oceanic whitetip shark.
