Whale Shark

The mighty Whale Shark is the biggest fish in the ocean. The largest on record was over 20m long and weighed 42 tonnes. These slow-moving giants are grey-blue in colour with a distinctive pattern of pale spots. This is unique to each individual, just like human fingerprints.

Atlantic Weasel Shark

Also known as the Little Tiger Shark. This small and slender shark is grey-bronze in colour with striking yellow stripes. Underneath they are white. They belong to a group of sharks known as the Ground Sharks . This is the largest and most diverse order of sharks, containing at least 291 species and 8 families.

Epaulette Carpet Shark

A small and slender shark, that walks! While capable of swimming, the Epaulette Shark seems to prefer ‘walking’. Using their muscular pectoral fins they can often be seen ‘strolling’ between rock pools in search of food. Sandy-brown in colour with a pattern of dark spots, these sharks are well camouflaged. They also have two large black spots surrounded by a white ring, resembling large eyes.

Atlantic Sharpnose Shark

A small coastal shark with a long-pointed snout and large eyes. Grey-brown in colour, they have white edges on their fins. Older sharks also have small pale spots. Underneath they are white. This counter shading is common in sharks and helps to conceal them from predators, and prey, from both above and below. Often found close to the surf-zone off sandy beaches.

Smooth-hound Shark

A medium-sized shark with a short snout and large oval eyes. They have a third eyelid, known as a nictitating membrane, which protects their eyes while feeding. Grey to grey brown in colour, this slender shark is usually unspotted but may occasionally have dark spots. Underneath they’re white. This counter shading is common in sharks and helps to conceal them from predators, and prey, from both above and below.

Port Jackson Shark

Grey to light brown, with distinct black stripes and a band across their eyes. This unusual shark has a short blunt snout and strong ridges above the eyes. Port Jacksons belong to the Bullhead Shark family. Also known as the Horn Sharks. Descending from an ancient order of sharks, this group has fossil records dating all the way back to the Mezozoic Era.

Angel Shark

The Angel Shark is a large flat-bodied shark that looks more like a ray than a shark. But with their gills positioned on the sides, rather than underneath their body, they’re classified as sharks. Grey to reddish or greenish brown in colour, with lots of small white and black spots, this bottom-dwelling shark blends in perfectly with the sandy seabed.