Identification: Shark

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

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

HAMMERHEAD

WHITE SHARK

WHALER TYPE

WHALER TYPE THRESHER

TIGER

MAKO