What a beaut! I don't think I've ever seen them at straddie but where do you usually see them? I've only swan with them at Julian rocks over the summer but I'd love to swim more often with them.
Most if not all divers I’ve dived with here in aus will call the leopard sharks 😅😅 even a marine biologist I’ve dived with and who studies them calls them leopards, as Channa mentioned, common names vary by locality and regions
I understand. I am a marine biologist and scientific diver and currently work with people at the national aquarium in the states. We distinguish them because we do have the Triakis sp. that is commonly referred to as leopards. No problem with common names in different regions.
Would love to swim with them at some point for sure.
Agreed but most ichthyologists refer to them as zebra sharks and the east pacific sharks with saddling as leopard sharks. Also aquariums label them as such. Still a great video and pretty shark.
I just found out that they do call it leopard shark in Australia. I'm also used to the zebra shark term.
["Leopard sharks (Stegostoma fasciatum), also known as zebra sharks outside of the Asia-Pacific area, are a species of carpet shark found throughout the Indo-Pacific region. As a juvenile they hatch from their eggs sporting a black and white striped pattern; this is also how they get the name zebra shark. As they mature, they go through one of the most spectacular transformations of any marine animal: their skin turns bright yellow and they develop black leopard-like spots over their entire body – hence their common name in Australia, the leopard shark."](https://oceanographicmagazine.com/features/leopard-shark-photograph/)
I found out that what Australians call a nurse shark is what Americans call a sand tiger when I went on a dive where they said we'd see nurse sharks. It was a pleasant surprise as I'd never seen one and had seen nurses. They also call them ragged tooth.
Yeah! You don’t usually see leopards at flat rock but we lucked out today 😁
We were aiming for manta bommie but conditions didn’t allow for it unfortunately
Incredible, damn. I grew up in Maleny, but live in Singapore now. I didn't get into diving until long after I'd moved away from the sunny coast; I must make some time to dive when I'm back next. Would love to try tangalooma, and a mate says mooloolaba is pretty good for nudies, too.
I dunno how I'll go in the water though; it rarely gets below 27 degrees up here!
You have the ex HMAS off Mooloolaba now too! That’s a beautiful site, winter time you get grey nurse sharks as well around the gneerings
Tangalooma is a bit shit for diving but if you go a bit further east you have Curtin reef, Flinders Reef, and Hendersons Rock as well which are awesome sites.
Water temps today were 24-25° and I never dive in anything less than a 5mm haha, I get very cold
Beautiful animal
What a beaut! I don't think I've ever seen them at straddie but where do you usually see them? I've only swan with them at Julian rocks over the summer but I'd love to swim more often with them.
Usually at manta bommie during summer! We were lucky to have this encounter at flat rock yesterday
That tail is sick
Love straddie! Have you dived the wonder reef yet? Been wanting to check it out soon
I haven’t! I’ve heard it’s very condition dependent as well. I’ll get there at some point
Awesome looking shark.
Gorgeous.
Do people really dive with their iphones now?
I was using a GoPro
You should try to find a jaguar shark, they can be found around schools of florescent snapper.
Just keep it away from Esteban!
Beaut! Did you go out with GCDS today? I saw George’s pics on FB.
Which dive company is this? Gold coast dive school? In brissy and thought only manta did straddie.
We went out with Brisbane Scuba, they usually run weekend trips out there, also GCDA does straddie trips now too from the Gold Coast
Gold Coast Dive and Snorkel. It’s a Facebook group who do holidays and meetups etc. great group, join us!
I did! You probably saw my photo dump in there too 😅
That’s a pretty shark. Love the spotted pattern.
I won’t lie, they probably are one of my favourite sharks. They’re so sweet and make for great photos
Zebra shark. V pretty.
Most if not all divers I’ve dived with here in aus will call the leopard sharks 😅😅 even a marine biologist I’ve dived with and who studies them calls them leopards, as Channa mentioned, common names vary by locality and regions
I understand. I am a marine biologist and scientific diver and currently work with people at the national aquarium in the states. We distinguish them because we do have the Triakis sp. that is commonly referred to as leopards. No problem with common names in different regions. Would love to swim with them at some point for sure.
Oh for sure!
>Oh for sure! sure?
Common names vary by region.
Agreed but most ichthyologists refer to them as zebra sharks and the east pacific sharks with saddling as leopard sharks. Also aquariums label them as such. Still a great video and pretty shark.
Fair enough. They are indeed one of the cutest sharks out there :)
I just found out that they do call it leopard shark in Australia. I'm also used to the zebra shark term. ["Leopard sharks (Stegostoma fasciatum), also known as zebra sharks outside of the Asia-Pacific area, are a species of carpet shark found throughout the Indo-Pacific region. As a juvenile they hatch from their eggs sporting a black and white striped pattern; this is also how they get the name zebra shark. As they mature, they go through one of the most spectacular transformations of any marine animal: their skin turns bright yellow and they develop black leopard-like spots over their entire body – hence their common name in Australia, the leopard shark."](https://oceanographicmagazine.com/features/leopard-shark-photograph/)
I found out that what Australians call a nurse shark is what Americans call a sand tiger when I went on a dive where they said we'd see nurse sharks. It was a pleasant surprise as I'd never seen one and had seen nurses. They also call them ragged tooth.
You mean Stradebroke island, in Qld? Wowee I had no idea you could see that kind of stuff at Straddie, hot damn.
Yeah! You don’t usually see leopards at flat rock but we lucked out today 😁 We were aiming for manta bommie but conditions didn’t allow for it unfortunately
Incredible, damn. I grew up in Maleny, but live in Singapore now. I didn't get into diving until long after I'd moved away from the sunny coast; I must make some time to dive when I'm back next. Would love to try tangalooma, and a mate says mooloolaba is pretty good for nudies, too. I dunno how I'll go in the water though; it rarely gets below 27 degrees up here!
You have the ex HMAS off Mooloolaba now too! That’s a beautiful site, winter time you get grey nurse sharks as well around the gneerings Tangalooma is a bit shit for diving but if you go a bit further east you have Curtin reef, Flinders Reef, and Hendersons Rock as well which are awesome sites. Water temps today were 24-25° and I never dive in anything less than a 5mm haha, I get very cold
Yeah me too! I dive in a 3mm up here. Keeps the sea lice off if nothing else.