Blackfish Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Now this is my last guess Parasccyllium ferrugineum or Asymbolis analis So many Catsharks, so little time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 5 hours ago, Blackfish said: Now this is my last guess Parasccyllium ferrugineum or Asymbolis analis So many Catsharks, so little time No and No. Was not slim like a catshark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 13 hours ago, Blackfish said: Ok .. last guess Catshark and maybe Asymbolus rudiginosus No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 14 hours ago, kingie chaser said: I thought you just had a tinny? Yes. 14 foot tinny with a 15 HP motor. Don't head outside too far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 20 hours ago, DaveTheBoy said: That's a mystery shark! Maybe zebra shark? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_shark#/media/File:Stegostoma_fasciatum_ningaloo.jpg Body shape is fairly similar. The black spots were fairly similar in size and jet black in colour. The colour was a darker yellow. To use an Aussie saying, "It stuck out like dog's balls" in the water. Had a look through the Stegosoma family and could not find any yellow colouring mentioned. The Zebra shark is a grey/light brown colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 9 hours ago, Yowie said: Yes. 14 foot tinny with a 15 HP motor. Don't head outside too far. So for a tinny to head into open water what is required as far as safety equipment goes?? I got hastled for being past the open water line in botany bay by waterways a while ago & had what I thought was the right gear for being within 2km. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 12 hours ago, kingie chaser said: So for a tinny to head into open water what is required as far as safety equipment goes?? I got hastled for being past the open water line in botany bay by waterways a while ago & had what I thought was the right gear for being within 2km. I have a bag with what is required regarding the regulations. I would be within the 2km mark of the shoreline, as that is where I can locate a few fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPSGT Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 (edited) Leopard sharks are a type of cat shark. there are many types some with perfect small round spots all over top/side usually black and look the similar to leopard shark in shape there are a few different species Edited June 2, 2017 by PPSGT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 7 hours ago, PPSGT said: Leopard sharks are a type of cat shark. there are many types some with perfect small round spots all over top/side usually black and look the similar to leopard shark in shape there are a few different species Not it. It had less spots but they were larger in size, a really distinctive yellow colour, and a solid build (like Schwarzenegger on steroids) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 This is not a guess on what it was (see earlier post ) maybe a juvenile/adult of the species, hence the colour variation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 11 hours ago, Blackfish said: This is not a guess on what it was (see earlier post ) maybe a juvenile/adult of the species, hence the colour variation. Have not seen this species before in any books that I can remember. I considered it could have been a juvenile of it's species. When I can find a shark reference book, better than what I own, will have another look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthur06 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Lemon shark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, arthur06 said: Lemon shark? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthur06 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Put it up in the aquarium with the best desc you can? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthur06 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 4 minutes ago, Yowie said: No. Kay here's another guess nurse hound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 2 hours ago, arthur06 said: Kay here's another guess nurse hound? No again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regan Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 tell us when you find out what it was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 I made an enquiry with the Australian Museum, and spoke to one of the guys in the Discovery Section. He is a qualified Marine Biologist and has scuba dived for about 40 years. His Shark I.D. Book has sharks from around the world, but nothing of the shark I spotted. He can only conclude that what I saw is a colour variation of a Leopard Shark. He has not seen or heard of the description I gave him, so I will accept the I.D. from him (and name it Yowie Leopard Shark ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regan Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 pain you couldnt find out what it is, new shark name : yowie leopard shark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Oh, the old Yowie Loepard Shark hey. Latin "Yowie didis see'is swimmin" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel' em in Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Nice Catch Yowie, I absolutely love those blue spot Flathead i think they're one of the best tasting fish out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquidMarks Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 can i have a guess and say that it might have been a leucistic leopard shark or a leucistic spotted sevengill shark? (for reference, here is a dodgy photo of an albino nurse shark and its colouration when seen through water, leucistic individuals retain their eye colour and may have more/less dark pigment or spotting). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 On 8/06/2017 at 9:38 PM, SquidMarks said: can i have a guess and say that it might have been a leucistic leopard shark or a leucistic spotted sevengill shark? (for reference, here is a dodgy photo of an albino nurse shark and its colouration when seen through water, leucistic individuals retain their eye colour and may have more/less dark pigment or spotting). No. It had distinctive darker yellow colouring and jet black spots. Pectoral fin not so large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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