Small Shark ( Blind Shark)

[Gatte]

Hey team!

Just thought I'd throw an image up of a shark I caught off the beach earlier this week. The closest looking relative I can find is a nurse shark or tawney nurse shark (not to be confused with the grey nurse obviously).

The main thing that stands out is the mouth it had, not as large as a typical nurse shark, in fact it more closely looked like a common stingrays mouth.

Any thoughts?

Gatts

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[Gatte]

Stevie G just posted on the report I posted when this shark was caught

Blind Shark is the species.

Thanks again Stevie

Gatts

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[krause]

I know them as swell sharks. They match this description perfectly, in apperance and behavior;

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/264775/Identifying-sharks-and-rays.pdf

The white variety is of the beach, the saddled variety prefers rocky bottom.

Cheers

[Gatte]

I know them as swell sharks. They match this description perfectly, in apperance and behavior;

 

                         http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/264775/Identifying-sharks-and-rays.pdf

 

The white variety is of the beach, the saddled variety prefers rocky bottom.

 

Cheers

Thanks mate,

Great link, hopefully I'll get plenty if use out of it

It looks like the one I caught was a whitefin as it was a lot darker and grey. Blind shark must be a different name for then or there's a very minute difference between the two

Gatts

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