SHARK IDENTIFICATION BLUE IN COLOUR Mako • bullet head • upper and lower tail lobes almost equal • long gill slits • long awl teeth • short pectoral fin • keel on side of body near tail Blue Shark • pointed head • upper lobe of tail much longer than lower lobe • short gill slits • short wide serrated teeth • very long pectoral fin - its length equal to the length from the first gill slit to the tip of the nose
HAMMERHEAD
LARGE DARK-COLOURED EYES White Pointer • bullet head • upper and lower lobes of tail almost equal • long gill slits • broad triangular serrated teeth • prominent keel on side of body near tail Tiger • blunt head • upper lobe of tail much longer than lower • short gill slits • curved cockscomb teeth • not true keel but low ridge YELLOWISH CAT TYPE EYES Whalers • upper lobe of tail is longer than lower • short gill slits • first dorsal fin larger, second dorsal fin much smaller • broad slightly serrated teeth in upper jaw, narrow slightly serrated teeth in lower jaw • head ranges from blunt to pointed
WHITE SHARK THRESHER
WHALER TYPE TIGER
WHALER TYPE
MAKO
BLUESHARK 136 | NEW ZEALAND SPORT FISHING COUNCIL INC.
2021
