Fished around the Hastings tyabb area last night in the channel near buoy 29 caught a stack of these little guys..
Though perhaps a baby bronzie but I wouldn't know as I've never seen one.. Carpet shark maybe? Lol cheers in advance
Shark ID
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It's a cat shark, but I can't tell you the exact species. The cat shark family (Scyliorhinidae) has 149 species in it and a lot look very similar, but if I had to take a guess I'd say it's a gulf cat shark (Asymbolus vincenti)
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Cheers mate I guess if anyone was to it's be u. Any idea how big these get?Broomstick wrote:It's a cat shark, but I can't tell you the exact species. The cat shark family (Scyliorhinidae) has 149 species in it and a lot look very similar, but if I had to take a guess I'd say it's a gulf cat shark (Asymbolus vincenti)
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Not big at all, they max out at around 50cm. That one you're holding would probably be a mature adult. I kept one as a pet for a while in a temperate marine tank, cool little sharksBIG GAV wrote:Cheers mate I guess if anyone was to it's be u. Any idea how big these get?Broomstick wrote:It's a cat shark, but I can't tell you the exact species. The cat shark family (Scyliorhinidae) has 149 species in it and a lot look very similar, but if I had to take a guess I'd say it's a gulf cat shark (Asymbolus vincenti)
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Heaps of them around in WP, very common from the beaches also, especially Merricks.
Closest pic I have found is also the gulf cat shark. Have had others say it is a southern catshark.
Closest pic I have found is also the gulf cat shark. Have had others say it is a southern catshark.
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Oh wow I thought it was a pup. We also got a leopard shark a little bigger but about 5 of these guys.. Razor sharp rows of teeth!!
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