Does This Look Like A Sandbar's Head ?
Submitted by Tomo91 on Mon, 2012-03-19 23:13
Caught it ballooning tonight just around Port Beach. Pretty sure it’s a Sandbar because it had a long tail (about 60 cm and shark was around 1.5 maybe a little less). Left my camera at home so couldn’t get a picture of the whole shark.
Had a fresh fillet of it tonight and was delicious!
You guys reckon it’s a Sandbar? Sorry I know its hard to tell from this picture.
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Faulkner Family
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looks like a dead shark to
looks like a dead shark to me. bit hard to tell what it is from the angle
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Jeffree
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And this gentleman was what
And this gentleman was what he thought was a thresher!! Oh my...
hahaha u crack me up tom
not all asians keep undersize fish.
Tomo91
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mind blank
ahahah cheers mate, after a solo rock climb towing it up i was a bit space out and got my sharks confused :) although its tail was long ;)
Jeffree
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http://fishwrecked.com/forum/
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/thresher-shark
Everyone congratulated you on a thresher. now they all have to take it back!!!
how does that make you feel thomas!!?
not all asians keep undersize fish.
Tomo91
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stoked
Just claim it I reckon!
haha nahh once the cloud had cleared in my head i realized I was getting Sandbar and Thresher confused
carnarvonite
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Bronzie
My guess would be a bronze whaler, skin is too smooth for a sandbar whaler [they are not nicknamed thickskins for nothing]
A thresher has a very small mouth in comparison to its size and its nearly a round not a flattened oval shape.
antsey
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looks like a bronize im
looks like a bronize im pretty sure
madfishoholic
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maybe its a glow worm with
maybe its a glow worm with teeth,haha bit hard to tell with it bit missing.
The colour looks odd for a sand bar whaler, and the eye eye doesn't look right either.
I think its a Dusky Whaler
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/tags/carcharhiniformes/interesting/
I dont need counselling just a bigger boat
RAGBAG
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Dusky
If it has a low interdorsal ridge , wich judging by that photo it has then its a dusky whaler.
Tomo91
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Cheers
Cheers for your help! Much appreciated