Shark ID
Submitted by irish0982 on Fri, 2012-05-25 11:42
What type of shark is this? I caught and released it near Wedge Island.
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carnarvonite
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Sand bar whaler
Its a sand bar whaler also known as a thickskin.
wade stenhouse
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i dont think that it is a
i dont think that it is a sandbar. sandbar usually have a really high dorsal fin. i.could be wrong but.
sid
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not sure what type but top
not sure what type but top marks for the release
hope it give a you good tustle
cheers Sid
irish0982
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???
Anyone?
Glenn Moore
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Dusky Whaler
It is almost impoosible to put an accurate name on whalers based on photographs alone. My feeling for this one is a Dusky Whaler Carcharhinus obscurus.
Glenn Moore
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Doooma
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thats what I thought
At first thought, to me it looked like a little dusky also!!