no its definatly a baby tiger shark the pattern of a leopard shark is completly different to that of a tiger shark , also the mouth is completly different on the leopard shark compared to the tiger shark !
the guy who caught it was an english back packer who'd never been fishing befor so he should be happy to know his first fish was a tiger shark. even if it was just a baby.
Brilliant markings on the babies, hey! You don't see too many tigers that young anywhere...fisheries research might be interested in more details regarding this catch because not much is known about the spawning habits of tigers.
im amazed that you caught the baby tiger in the blue water, iver seen them around that size i the merchison river feeding on mullet and even mudcrab, they've caught some quite large pregnant females out of kalbarri, so wouldnt suprise me if it isnt a nursury in the merchison or even around the mouth of the river. lots of baby shark bite sized mullet there. thats my opinion anyway.
Leemo
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a juvenile leopard? never
a juvenile leopard? never seen the face before.
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West Coast
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Juvenile tiger shark?
Juvenile tiger shark?
Lamby
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scouse shark, have to keep
scouse shark, have to keep an eye on them
Indiana
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Baby Tiger
Very young
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deepwater
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i skipper a shark boat in
i skipper a shark boat in the north west and that is a little tiger shark for sure ,the head was round ish and lots of teeth ,good pic mate
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carnarvonite
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Leopard
Leopard shark, got the longer tail in comparison to a small tiger
DhuBoi
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no its definatly a baby
no its definatly a baby tiger shark the pattern of a leopard shark is completly different to that of a tiger shark , also the mouth is completly different on the leopard shark compared to the tiger shark !
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kye86
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just googled juvenile tiger
just googled juvenile tiger and would have to say thats it for sure. the tail and colours are a match. http://australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Images/4079/DSCN1009_big.jpg
the guy who caught it was an english back packer who'd never been fishing befor so he should be happy to know his first fish was a tiger shark. even if it was just a baby.
cheers guys for the help
Faulkner Family
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those markings realy stand
those markings realy stand out, very different from the adult .good to see he kept his hands well away from the mouth
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Auslobster
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What a little ripper!
Brilliant markings on the babies, hey! You don't see too many tigers that young anywhere...fisheries research might be interested in more details regarding this catch because not much is known about the spawning habits of tigers.
SandGroper84
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im amazed that you caught
im amazed that you caught the baby tiger in the blue water, iver seen them around that size i the merchison river feeding on mullet and even mudcrab, they've caught some quite large pregnant females out of kalbarri, so wouldnt suprise me if it isnt a nursury in the merchison or even around the mouth of the river. lots of baby shark bite sized mullet there. thats my opinion anyway.
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kye86
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yeah its got me a bit
yeah its got me a bit interested now i'v found out the species. was caught just south of sand patch in 20m of water on a bottom rig.
carnarvonite
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Sizes
Have caught huge tigers with metre long pups inside and have got one metre ones with 6 inch babies all alive and sent off to live another day