FishFinders 0 Posted February 23, 2011 Hi We found this shark in Perth (Australia) in 6 mt deep water on a shore dive. We think is a cat shark. Can anybody please ID it? Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greedo5678 1 Posted February 23, 2011 Yeah i would say a cat shark of some type. The white eyes are quite distinct. However never seen this colouration before. The darker stripe around the neck and the spots on the fins should be definative. Olly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FishFinders 0 Posted February 23, 2011 yeah i can´t wait to get home and search my fish books. It was so pretty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gina 9 Posted February 23, 2011 According to "Sharks of the World" by Compagno et al, he looks like a necklace carpetshark (Parascyllium variolatum). The description reads: "S. Austr..; bottom to 180m. Dk. grey to chocolate brown with dk. white spotted collar, unmistakable highly variable pattern of dk. blotches and dense white spots, obvious black spots on fins." He's very pretty. -Gina Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FishFinders 0 Posted February 23, 2011 Hi Gina It does look like a necklace carpetshark! Thanks a lot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimSwims 31 Posted February 23, 2011 Yep definitely a Parascyllium variolatum, Varied Carpetshark. Commonly seen along the entire Southern coast of Australia. Cheers, Jim. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FishFinders 0 Posted March 11, 2011 Thanks Jim We kept diving all the way to Bremer Bay and saw it several times. Really nice one to see. Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
