Heterodontus portusjacksoni
4 Port Jackson Shark at Manly, NSW
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| Heterodontus portusjacksoni | MichaelBedingfield | 7 Sep 2021 | |
| Heterodontus portusjacksoni | PatrickCampbell | 3 Sep 2021 | |
| Heterodontus portusjacksoni | mssandeep | 3 Sep 2021 |
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5 comments
3 Sep 2021
Good shot of cool shark. I agree with your ID of Port Jackson Shark. I can't confirm it though, as I'm not a fish moderator. @CassieKing will be able to. Nice find.
5 Sep 2021
Very cool sighting! And I wonder, is this our first ever shark sighting for NatureMapr?
7 Sep 2021
Hi Matthew, there have been lots. See:
https://southcoast-nsw.naturemapr.org/categories/2050
& https://southcoast-nsw.naturemapr.org/categories/guide/2050
https://southcoast-nsw.naturemapr.org/categories/2050
& https://southcoast-nsw.naturemapr.org/categories/guide/2050
7 Sep 2021
Thanks @michaelb, it's good to see there have been so many shark sightings already.
Location information
- Coordinates 151.296997-33.800551
- Places Manly, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Sep 2021 01:49 PM Recorded on
- mssandeep Recorded by
- 3m - 5m Depth of sighting
Collections
- Featured mssandeep Greater Sydney NatureMapr Heterodontus portusjacksoni Modern Sharks Sharks, Rays and Skates (Marine & Estuarine) Fish
Species information
- Heterodontus portusjacksoni Scientific name
- Port Jackson Shark Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
- Images or audio
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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