Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell 1837) — Whitetip reef shark (Fig. 5)

Status at New Ireland. First recorded from New Ireland by White et al. (2018: 181), White & Ko'ou (2018: 42), based on a specimen collected off Kavieng (KFRS E.629). Specimens photographed at Lissenung Island, Kavieng District by Dietmar Amon on 17 Oct. 2007; another at 9 m depth by Dean Tully on 7 July 2011 .

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa east to Panama, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to New South Wales (Australia), New Caledonia and Austral Islands. Found in lagoons and seaward reefs where it is often resting in caves or under coral ledges during the day, or on a sand patch, or in a channel, 0–300 m depth. Marine.