Oceanic whitetip shark(Carcharhinus longimanus)

                 Today's blog is on the Oceanic Whitetip shark(Carcharhinus longimanus), This shark can be recognized by its round fins topped with white and by their small body and their short broadly snout. They can grow to by 300 cm and even larger in rare cases. They use their powerful jaws to grip and tear their prey apart their lower jaw with its pointed teeth are used for griping on to their prey and their upper serrated teeth are used to rip their prey in to pieces these teeth are broader and serrated. They were first discovered of the coast of Brazil in 1992 this shark was most likely caught in a fishing net on accidentally by a local fishery, keep in mind this large shark can be found around the world and is a threat to humans however most attacks are not fatal and are caused out of the sharks curiosity and not on purpose. If you reader of my blog would like to learn more about this creature then cheek out the links below.  

.FLMNH Ichthyology Department: Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) - ARKive

Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) - Office .

Pigeye Shark (Carcharhinus amboinensis)

                  

    Today's blog will be on the Pigeye Shark/ the Carcharhinus Amboinensis, This shark can be recognized by it's small eyes and its large dorsal fin and black markings on the undersides of the pectoral fins, they can also be recognized by their short rounded snout.
They can reach sizes from

 60 to 280 cm.This shark gets it's name from it's short snout

and small eyes like a pig, This shark has not be proven to be a threat to humans.

map showing distribution inshore and offshore of  Brisbane. 

The females are known to be larger than the males the females also give birth from 3 to 13 pups witch are 43 to 53 cm in length. They usually hunt on the ocean floor and eat small fish like flat heads and croakers they are also known to eat dolphins and sea snakes.

diagram of the Pigeye Shark 

Pigeye tooth 

The Pigeye shark has a set of razor sharp serrated teeth that are made to chop in to flesh and leave a devastating wound that is fatal, As shown in the picture to the left the teeth look like a saw and are perfect for hunting there prey.