Page 12 - French Polynesia
P. 12
SHARKS & RAYS of THE Pacific
012345
SCALE (feet)
Oceanic Whitetip Shark Blue Shark
To 11 feet To 12 feet
Sleek and fast
Very dangerous
Shortfin Mako Shark Whale Shark Great White Shark
To 12 feet 25-45 feet To 21 feet
Largest fish in the world
World's fastest shark Harmless to man Very Dangerous
Dangerous Cookie Cutter Shark Rare in Hawaii
To 2 feet
Chomps 5-inch round divots
from pelagic fish
Thresher Shark Note: Diving with sharks is Silky Shark
To 18 feet NOT recommended. Diver is To 12 feet
shown only to depict relative size. Aggressive
(half of length is tail)
Not known to be dangerous
