Leopard shark (Stegostoma fasciatum). Detail of the head. Maldives, Southern Hemisphere. Indian Ocean.

stegostoma fasciatum stegostoma varium stegostoma fasciatum saltwater fish natural area sea bottom coral reef atoll island adult alone head close up portrait profile shot underwater shot speckled indian ocean maldives republic tropical sea endangered stegostoma zebra shark stegostoma varium february zebra shark stegostoma fasciatum saltwater fishes sea fish sea fishes salt water fish salt water fishes nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems benthons sea bottoms coral reefs barrier reef barrier reefs coralreef coralreefs atolls islands small island islet small islands islets adults single lonely only solo one lone heads portraits profile sights profile sight profile shots profile view profile views side view subaquatic photos subaquatic sights seen under the water photos under the water underwater shots subaquatic image underwater view submarine images submarine sights submarine sight submarine photos submarine photo underwater views submarine photographies submarine photography underwater underwaterphoto underwaterpicture underwaterphotography underwaterphotographies underwaterphotos underwaterpictures maldives islands tropical seas tropical oceans tropical ocean endangered species (stegostoma fasciatum zebra sharks stegostoma varium fishes particularity species particularity species naturalness area marine area reef landform earth's crust stage of development individual general morphology organism physical morphology world sea and ocean indian subcontinent asia sea threatened endangered species iucn red list of threatened species stegostomatidae orectolobiformes selachii euselachii elasmobranchii chondrichthyes gnathostomata vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota shark elasmobranchii cartilaginous fish fish animal vertebrate chordate wild animal animal