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fnG
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 Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:20 pm Post subject: shark i.d. |
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i know it's a baby, but this is my first and only shark i've ever caught. just wondering if someone could i.d. it. i got it the february before last about 17 miles down pins in the second gut.
i'm hoping to change that as my only shark next month |
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Central Scrutinizer
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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The official ID on your shark is ...... Small. 
[And a free tip, your buddy ought to look into some seriously higher number sunscreen!!!!!  ] |
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Cricket
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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| I think they call them "pups". |
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fnG
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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really?? i know it's small 
i've always wondered what it was and was browsing pix, so figured i'd ask.
and buddy is my brother.. aka beefcake here. we camped down pins for 4 days.. it was a pretty good burn we all got. |
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SharkBait
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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hehe i cant stay out in the sun for that long...
not sure bout the shark, could be a sharpnose....
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archipelligo
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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| definately looks like a pup sharpnose ive run into a few this time of year |
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FIDO
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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It's a blacktip.
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Big Jack
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 4:28 am Post subject: |
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Definitely a Chark
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Beefcake
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 6:49 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | And a free tip, your buddy ought to look into some seriously higher number sunscreen!!!!! |
It was February! It was cloudy, raining, foggy all weekend then the sun comes out for 2 hours and bam, my first mid-winter sunburn.
That was my guess. Hope to catch some decent sized ones when we make it back to the island in a month. |
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Central Scrutinizer
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 6:51 am Post subject: |
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| fnG wrote: | | really?? i know it's small |
I'm just yanking your chain. There are a few things to look for in ID'ing a shark, and it splits the major groups out into manageable units. But without a closer look (I can't see the interdorsal ridge in your pic), there is not much else to go on. Just calling everything a "blacktip" or a "sand bar shark" won't cut it, as the fin placements and coloration are pretty similar in a number of different species. |
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Beefcake
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 7:54 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | fnG wrote:
really?? i know it's small
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| Quote: | | But without a closer look |
Here's a better picture of the same shark. Can you identify it now? |
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Gringo
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:33 am Post subject: |
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Atlantic Sharpnose.
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SharkBait
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fnG
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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CS, oh i know you were just messing around.. that's why i added the
thanks guys for the replies. i compared it to a few atlantic sharpnose pix and that does apear to be it
at the time i had caught it, i hadnt even heard of an atlantic sharpnose.. i knew it wasnt a black tip. i've seen several of those. |
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Tyler
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Ditto on the sunscreen! Trust me put it on now to prevent getting skin cancer later
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