Port Jackson Shark?

[Madmark73]

Hi Everyone, Pretty new to this forum..Have moved to the coast from inland a while back.
A couple of weeks back my Mrs caught this fella..guessing its a port Jackson shark? Threw him back after the pic...
Shark.jpg

[Noelm]

yep, sure looks like a "PJ", did it have sort of bony spikes on each top fin? and a head made out of solid bone?

[Madmark73]

Yep, worn down spikes near each fin...and yes large boney lumps each side of the head!

[Noelm]

Port Jackson alright then, pretty prehistoric thing hey? I have heard of people eating them, but I reckon you would get about 100grams of meat off one, and you would need an axe to fillet it!

[Madmark73]

Lol.. Yeh they are a cool looking fish! Threw her back !

[Nicko_Cairns]

We used to catch a fair few when I was living in south aus, never even thought about eating one, they are too ugly lol.

[conco46]

Yer there a pain in the butt wen ur snapper fishing & they always swallow hook deep

But cool looking

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[GBC]

A jacko is one of the few sharks that can bit their own tail. Upset him enough holding him like that and he can grab your arm from that position and do some decent damage to you. Just something to be aware of.

[Noelm]

I think you are confused with the Wobbegong, a Port Jackson could not even give you a decent squeeze if it bit you, and it would take 5 minutes to turn around and grabs its own tail, they are so slow and harmless that you can catch them by hand when snorkeling, a Wobbegong though is a different story! And in a kind of way, do look a tiny bit similar.

[Red Emperor]

Yes Noelm!! Those wobbegong do exactly that, we used to get them in our cray pots all the time and they certainly can swing around and bite you!!

[Madmark73]

Good to know GBC!

[Bremic]

Yer there a pain in the butt wen ur snapper fishing & they always swallow hook deep

But cool looking

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What sort of shark is that Conco? It isn't a Port Jackson.

[Noelm]

It's a bit hard to see, but it looks like one of those skinny things you get now and then when fishing hard reef, got sort of slit eyes, we call the "sleepy sharks" because it looks like their eyes are closed.