15 October 2011

CRESTED HORN SHARK / Heterodontus galeatus

CRESTED HORN SHARK / Heterodontus galeatus
Crested Horn Shark, Heterodontus galeatus, Bare Island, NSW

Crested Horn Shark, Heterodontus galeatus, Kurnell, NSW

Crested Horn Shark, Heterodontus galeatus, Camp Cove, NSW


Crested Horn Shark, Heterodontus galeatus, egg capsule


Captive born juvenile Crested Horn Shark, Heterodontus galeatus

 

A juvenile Crested Horn Shark feeding on prawns. Unlike related Port Jackson Sharks, juvenile "cresteds" can be very difficult to get started eating, which makes this footage rather "rare".