Distribution: from the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and Eastern Africa to Southern Japan, Hawaii, the Tuamotu Islands and Australia. Very common and easy to spot while snorkeling French Polynesia and the Maldives.
at Amed Pyramids (Indonesia) © patso
at Toopua Sharks Sandbank (Tahiti and the Society Islands)
at Filitheyo (Maldives) © philippe-seve
at Batu Batu (Pulau Tengah) (Malaysia) © nst56
at Lady Elliot Island (Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef) © skinsmom
at Tapu (Tahiti and the Society Islands)
at Malang Rock (Malaysia) © anne
at Shark Point (Malaysia) © bruno56
at Vilamendhoo (Maldives) © lesli
at Temae Beach (Tahiti and the Society Islands)
at Denis Island (Seychelles) © pipouss
at Anse Sévère (Seychelles) © laubou_30
at Tekek South Bay (Malaysia) © anne
at Moorea Sharks Sandbank (Tahiti and the Society Islands) © hmc
at Petani Beach (Malaysia) © anne
at Shark Point (Malaysia) © louis-thuia
at Helengeli (Maldives) © ukbish
at Shark Point (Malaysia) © anne
at Bird Island (Tuamotu Islands) © pif
at Denis Island (Seychelles) © tinoumer
at Tetamanu/Fakarava South Pass (Tuamotu Islands) © maupiti60
at Teluk Pauh (Malaysia) © anne
at Shark Bay (Thailand) © anne
at Embudu (Maldives) © manceau
at Rangiroa Aquarium (Tuamotu Islands) © aurelie
at The Pearl Farm (Tuamotu Islands)
at Rangiroa Aquarium (Tuamotu Islands) © globetrekker-az
at Biyadhoo (Maldives) © chris-burton
at Lagoonarium (Tahiti and the Society Islands)
at Bird Island (Tuamotu Islands)
at Tetamanu/Fakarava South Pass (Tuamotu Islands) © subdadyves
at Moorea Sharks Sandbank (Tahiti and the Society Islands) © cajoux
at Vilamendhoo (Maldives) © dominique
at Kuredu (Maldives) © hampestampe1981
at Dhonveli (Maldives) © hampestampe1981
at Shark Bay (Thailand)
at Velidhu (Maldives) © aurelie
at Moorea Sharks Sandbank (Tahiti and the Society Islands)
at Rangiroa Blue Lagoon (Tuamotu Islands)
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