Scalloped Hammerhead
Scalloped Hammerhead Fishing Information
source: myfwc.com
illustrations: Diane Rome Peebles
Description: fifth gill slit shorter than 4 preceding ones and located posterior to pectoral fin base; flattened head extending to hammerlike lobes on each side; distinct indentation of the front margin of the head at its midpoint; second dorsal fin longer than tail; gray-brown to olive in color [...]
Bonnethead Shark
Bonnethead Shark Fishing Information
source: myfwc.com
illustrations: Diane Rome Peebles
Description: broadly widened head in the shape of a shovel; only slight indentation of anal fin; front of head not notched at midline; gray or grayish-brown in color.
Similar fish: other hammerhead sharks.
Where found: INSHORE species found in bays and estuaries.
Size: commonly 3 to 4 feet.
Remarks: matures at about [...]
Blacktip Shark
Blacktip Shark Fishing Information
source: myfwc.com
illustrations: Diane Rome Peebles
Description: dark bluish gray (young paler) above, whitish below; distinctive whitish stripe on flank; inside tip of pectoral fin conspicuously black; dorsal fin, anal fin, and lower lobe of caudal fin also black-tipped in young, fading with growth; 1st dorsal fin begins above axil of pectoral fin; snout [...]
Blacknose Shark
Blacknose Shark Fishing Information
source: myfwc.com
illustrations: Diane Rome Peebles
Description: distinctive dusky smudge at snout tip (more prominent in young); no dark tips on fins; pale olive-gray above, whitish below; 1st dorsal fin begins above rear corner of pectoral fin; no mid dorsal ridge; upper teeth very asymmetrical, those toward front coarsely serrated at base.
Size: to 1.5 [...]
Sandbar Shark
Sandbar Shark Fishing Information
source: myfwc.com
illustrations: Diane Rome Peebles
Description: snout broadly rounded and short; first dorsal fin triangular and very high; poorly developed dermal ridge between dorsal fins; brown or gray in color with white underside; upper and lower teeth finely serrated.
Similar fish: dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus; bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas.
Where found: NEARSHORE fish typically found [...]
Sharpnose Shark
Sharpnose Shark Fishing Information
source: myfwc.com
illustrations: Diane Rome Peebles
Description: long and flattened snout; white trailing edge of pectoral; black-edged dorsal and caudal fins, especially when young; may have small whitish spots on sides; furrows in lips at the corners of the mouth; outer margin of teeth notched; second dorsal fin originates over middle of anal fin; [...]
Shortfin Mako
Shortfin Mako Fishing Information
source: myfwc.com
illustrations: Diane Rome Peebles
Description: lunate tail with similarly sized lobes; lateral keel at the base of the tail; deep blue back and white underside; underside of sharply pointed snout white; origin of first dorsal entirely behind base of pectoral fins; second dorsal fin slightly in front of anal fin; slender, recurved [...]
Shark
Shark Fishing Information
source Wikipedia
Sharks (superorder Selachimorpha) are fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a streamlined body. They respire with the use of five to seven gill slits. Sharks have a covering of dermal denticles to protect their skin from damage and parasites and to improve fluid dynamics. They have replaceable teeth. They are some [...]
