Identify this young shark

[Cave Diver]

Fins don't look right for a Bull.... unless they change drastically as they mature?

Yeah, the second dorsal kinda threw me as well. The Bull doesn't seem to have that, or at least the size and placement is different in the adult.

 

[BKP]

Could possibly be a baby ragged tooth (cousin of our sand tigers, here in the US).

 

[Cave Diver]

Could possibly be a baby ragged tooth (cousin of our sand tigers, here in the US).

That was another possibility I came up with looking at various online pics, but I'm far from a shark expert.

 

[BKP]

That was another possibility I came up with looking at various online pics, but I'm far from a shark expert.

Likewise. And, I never see juveniles, which can sometimes morph pretty drastically as they mature.

 

[japan-diver]

I was thinking a goblin shark but the mouth is not right- but I have never seen a picture of a juvenile though.

 

[Cave Diver]

For now, I think I'll just refer to it as the Cyrano Shark!

 

[LIVES4SHARKS]

It doesnt have 2 dorsal fins, what looks like a dorsal is clothing. The only dorsal is behind his right thumb.

C:shark2:

 

[BKP]

It doesnt have 2 dorsal fins, what looks like a dorsal is clothing. The only dorsal is behind his right thumb.

C:shark2:

Wow... you're absolutely correct, and the other pics on flickr bears that out. Good catch.
That being the case, I'm with you -- baby bull.

 

[Cave Diver]

It doesnt have 2 dorsal fins, what looks like a dorsal is clothing. The only dorsal is behind his right thumb.

C:shark2:

Well I'll be damned! Talk about a trick of lighting! I was so preoccupied with the face, I didn't catch that. Now that you've it, it's totally obvious.

Thanks C, I think you nailed it!

 

[Steve Searle]

PS: Did it survive?

Yes it did.