Shark Identification - can you help?

[Mishelle]

One of my former students caught this shark off the coast of Boca Grande, Florida (Gulf of Mexico). Anyone know what kind of shark it is? I thought it looked a great deal like a grey reef shark with the nose, placement of its nostrils and coloring. But I am not 100% certain.

Please answer only if you are 100% certain. Your help would be much appreciated!! Thanks!

 

[RikRaeder]

What shark?

 

[saltydawg]

ummm sometimes a picture helps with the Id of some things,,, and this would be one of those things

 

[Mishelle]

*Blonde moment* My only excuse is that it was 5ish in the am!! SORRY!

I think I got it now:

 

[saltydawg]

saand bar shark, maybe

 

[Mishelle]

Do you have a recommendation to a web site that would be give them more information on Sandbar sharks? And yes, I am aware you can Google it, but not everything you find on the net is accurate Thank you again for your help.

 

[saltydawg]

well I kinda got it narrowed down to either a dusky,or a sand bar but without seeing teeth or a profile kinda hard...not a professional at Id 'ing here...but let me see if i can find some sitesfor ya

 

[saltydawg]

well I kinda got it narrowed down to either a dusky,or a sand bar but without seeing teeth or a profile kinda hard...not a professional at Id 'ing here...but let me see if i can find some sitesfor ya

http://indian-river.fl.us/fishing/fish/index.html


http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sharks/world/sharkomatic.html

 

[santafejoe]

:11: Mishelle and her Shark again:shakehead :shakehead .

 

[Rick Murchison]

There are several species of small shark in that area that go by the common name "Dogfish" or "Sand Shark" (Dogfish is the "official" common name - they are not the shark with the "official" common name of "sand shark," which is a local moniker for the dogfish)
I think this is one of 'em, probably Squalus acanthias or Mustelus canis.
Rick