shark id ?

[opiato]

Caught this little guy a few miles north of sebastian inlet on cut whiting. Late afternoon incoming tide bout 50 yards out. Anyone know what type this is? Thanks.

[Jabie1313]

Looks like a lemon shark to me.

[opiato]

I dont know...that second dorsal fin looks awfully small for a lemon. You should be able to see it if you turn your phone sideways. Heres another pic.

[PhishingPhanatic]

Definitely not a lemon.

Looks like an Atlantic sharpnose.

[Jabie1313]

Okay, can see the second dorsal too small for a lemon. I concur that it's most likely a sharpnose. Looks like female from the ventral fins.

[opiato]

Dont think its a sharpnose either....the 2nd dorsal and anal fin are aligned. Theyre noticeably offset in sharpnoses....

Sorry guys. Not tryin to be difficult.

[Jabie1313]

Why don't you post all your pics of it so we can see all features. Teeth can be a good indicator of different species. Or, if this is a riddle, just tell us what it is!!

[opiato]

Not a riddle and like i said....not tryin to be difficult either. Didnt get pics of the teeth. Just tryin to be accurate with my id's.

[opiato]

Someone from another forum suggested blacknose shark. Zoomed in and she does have a faint smudge on her nose. Think thats what it is in case anyone here is wondering or could confirm.

[Rare]

Send pic to FWC.

For now we will call it a "opiato shark"

[BoatlessFisherman]

I only count 4 gills I assume there was 5??

Everything seems to say Blacknose they only get about 4 foot though so it would be close to being full grown

Not much are Duskys because they are rarer but none the less I know of them being caught so Maybe Young Dusky a bit rare

When you find out let us know

[opiato]

Had 5 gills. Just hard to see in the pics. I researched dusky and found that when young theyre very similar to blacknose but they actually have a layer of slime on their skin ...this one wasnt slimey so blacknose is my best guess.