lˈaɪk ˈʌðɚ ɹˈɛkwɪˌɛm ʃˈɑːɹks, ðə sˈɪlvɚtˌɪp ʃˈɑːɹk ɪz vˈɪvɪpɚɹəs; wˈʌns ðɪ ˈɛmbɹɪˌoʊz ɛɡzˈɔːst ðɛɹ səplˈaɪ ʌv jˈoʊk, ðə dᵻplˈiːɾᵻd jˈoʊk sˈæk dɪvˈɛləps ˌɪntʊ ɐ pləsˈɛntəl kənˈɛkʃən θɹuː wˌɪtʃ ðə mˈʌðɚ dᵻlˈɪvɚz nˈɜːɹɪʃmənt.
Like other requiem sharks, the silvertip shark is viviparous; once the embryos exhaust their supply of yolk, the depleted yolk sac develops into a placental connection through which the mother delivers nourishment.