Sharks Info, attacks and stats

Zebra sharks provide a perfect subject for underwater photographers. Closely related to epaulette sharks, nurse sharks and whale sharks, people often confuse them with the leopard shark, a smaller, cold-water shark. Zebra sharks range from about 2.5 m to 3.0 m in length. The largest zebra shark captured wasabout 3.5 m in length. Zebra Sharks eat small shell fishes, crustaceans and fishes. Shrimp Gobies eat tiny bits of matter in the water.

Zebra sharks do well in captivity, and a number of aquariums around the world have them on display. They are fished commercially on a small scale. Zebra sharks’ have average sized pectoral fins and low, long dorsal fins. Zebra sharks will lay about four eggs at a time.

Zebra Sharks are oviparous (they lay eggs outside of the body). It lays eggs that are 17cm in length. Zebra sharks often rest on the ocean floor and prop themselves up on their front two fins. The mouth points downward, helping the shark feed off of the ocean floor. Zebra Shark Jaw - While the young zebra shark is dark brown with whitish stripes, the mature shark is tan with brown spots, which lends to its alternative name, the leopard shark. Ridges run along each side of this long, sleek shark from the head to the caudal fin, the length of which is nearly that of the rest of the body.

Zebra shark, the common name of these slow-swimming, non-aggressive, bottom-dwelling sharks, is derived from the coloration of the juveniles that have narrow bars reminiscent of a zebra’s stripes. The bars are lost in adults, becoming spots.