Identify this shark: Hi everyone! In the NY Harbor (in Red Hook) we have been catching a few of these from time to time. The tails and anal fin are not like a Dogfish sharks, the tail...

Asente Loc: Live in Saugerties, NY

Hi everyone! In the NY Harbor (in Red Hook) we have been catching a few of these from time to time. The tails and anal fin are not like a Dogfish sharks, the tail is closer to a baby Thresher shark. Any thoughts? No spots or spines either.

charlykilo Loc: Garden Valley Ca

A young Atlantic Sharpnose Shark ?

ZoeyC2000 Loc: Charlotte, N.C.

Asente wrote:

Hi everyone! In the NY Harbor (in Red Hook) we have been catching a few of these from time to time. The tails and anal fin are not like a Dogfish sharks, the tail is closer to a baby Thresher shark. Any thoughts? No spots or spines either.

Hello,
It's possibly a smooth dogfish shark. Give me a minute I'll post a pic of one to compare.

Beth

BadFisherman Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

As best I can determine from Google photos, it may be an Atlantic sharpnose shark.

The Atlantic sharpnose shark is a small shark in comparison to others. The Atlantic sharpnose shark's maximum species length is known to be about 110–120 cm (3.6–3.9 ft). Although its average adult size tends to be about 91.4–99 cm (3.00–3.25 ft). Reports exist of these sharks living up to 12 years in the wild. A distinctive feature is that juveniles have black edges on the dorsal and caudal fins

https://www.bing.com/search?q=atlanticsharpnoseshark&cvid=dd54d4f5a6b54a998675c85cacc316bb&FORM=ANAB01&PC=HCTS

ZoeyC2000 Loc: Charlotte, N.C.

ZoeyC2000 wrote:

Hello,
It's possibly a smooth dogfish shark. Give me a minute I'll post a pic of one to compare.

Beth

I think I was correct, there is a free saltwater fishing app called Fishing Rules. It pulls up your GPS location and provides all the rules for that area, how many you can keep, size and pictures of everything.

Beth

BadFisherman Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

ZoeyC2000 wrote:

I think I was correct, there is a free saltwater fishing app called Fishing Rules. It pulls up your GPS location and provides all the rules for that area, how many you can keep, size and pictures of everything.

Beth

It is hard to argue with those photos. I believe you may well be correct in your identification.

Asente Loc: Live in Saugerties, NY

Fantastic!

ZoeyC2000 Loc: Charlotte, N.C.

BadFisherman wrote:

It is hard to argue with those photos. I believe you may well be correct in your identification.

Hello BadFisherman,
At first glance I thought it was a Sharpnose myself, but the tail didn't look right. So I scrolled through the fishing app and found it, my phone is small. I had to verify both pictures on the web to be positive also.

Beth

ZoeyC2000 Loc: Charlotte, N.C.

Asente wrote:

Fantastic!

Glad we could help, I thought it was a Sharpnose myself and some other shark bit part of the tail off.

Beth

BadFisherman Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

ZoeyC2000 wrote:

Hello BadFisherman,
At first glance I thought it was a Sharpnose myself, but the tail didn't look right. So I scrolled through the fishing app and found it, my phone is small. I had to verify both pictures on the web to be positive also.

Beth

As you pointed out, first and foremost, I noticed the tail. I'm going with your identification.

john1470 Loc: Sandy Hook, CT

Don’t know, but hope u threw it back.

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

Good job Beth! I gotta get that ap. Thanks.

ZoeyC2000 Loc: Charlotte, N.C.

Spiritof27 wrote:

Good job Beth! I gotta get that ap. Thanks.

Thank you,
It's really helpful, you can check off the ones that your mostly interested in to access them faster. They are all in alphabetical order in black. Then the names in red you need to put back. I remember reading one, you were not allowed to remove from the water period. Please let me know if you have trouble locating it. There are a few out there. I had to send the link of the to a friend of the developers to a friend. It has a link to take you to the correct one on Google play. Here I found it for you.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fishrulesapp.fishrules2013

Beth

Big dog Loc: Bayshore, Long Island, New York

Asente wrote:

Hi everyone! In the NY Harbor (in Red Hook) we have been catching a few of these from time to time. The tails and anal fin are not like a Dogfish sharks, the tail is closer to a baby Thresher shark. Any thoughts? No spots or spines either.

Zoey has it right, again. Smooth dogfish.
We catch them by the ton when fishing for fluke (summer flounder).

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

That would be a good pick in the NY bight area. Smooth dogs drop the pups in spring and those babies are as common as fleas all summer. Biggest thing to id them is no teeth.