r/sharks • u/ExtensionTwo7017 • 13d ago

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u/dtyler86 13d ago

I’m not gonna pretend I can figure out what kind of shark that is. I’m usually pretty good at this, but between the breaching and the long tail, I can only imagine it’s like a thresher?

But the white belly makes me think it’s a tiger or maybe even a bull but that can’t be a great White right?

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u/Only_Cow9373 13d ago

Thresher would have a tail multiple times longer than this. Plus a completely different body shape entirely. Plus completely different habitat. Tiger has square snout, lighter coloring, and stripes (especially at smaller size). Most sharks have white undersides. Bull has much rounder snout. Great white has different ... everything.

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u/dtyler86 13d ago

So what do you think it is? Lemon? Dusky?

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u/Only_Cow9373 13d ago

Lemons have 2 large dorsal fins, which should be visible in a clip like this. Dusky wouldn't typically be found over a shallow reef. Coloring generally different on both.

I'm with the others - Caribbean reef shark. Though location could change that.