Ground Sharks

Orange Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus rubiginosus) Deep water catshark found in 50 to 290m.
Orange Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus rubiginosus) Deep water catshark found in 50 to 290m. pattern spots spotted blotched blotches camouflage resting Ground Sharks |Orange Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus rubiginosus)

Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) with Slender Suckerfish (Echeneis naucrates)
Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) with Slender Suckerfish (Echeneis naucrates) Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks) Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks) single one alone lonely isolated individual shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii carcharhiniformes carcharhiniforme carcharhinidae groundshark groundsharks ground whaler whalers whalershark whaler-shark ground-shark ground-sharks requiem requiemshark requiemsharks grip grab gripping grabbing hold holding grasp grasping grasped held remora remoras sucker fish sucker-fish |Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos)

Orange Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus rubiginosus) Deep water catshark found in 50 to 290m.
Orange Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus rubiginosus) Deep water catshark found in 50 to 290m. pattern spots spotted blotched blotches camouflage resting Ground Sharks |Orange Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus rubiginosus)

Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) with fishing lure snagged in it's eye socket.
Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) with fishing lure snagged in it's eye socket. Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks) Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks) single one alone lonely isolated individual descent desend descend decend decending descending dive diving drop dropping diagonal shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii carcharhiniformes carcharhiniforme carcharhinidae groundshark groundsharks ground whaler whalers whalershark whaler-shark ground-shark ground-sharks requiem requiemshark requiemsharks profile hurt hurting injure injur injury injurie pain painful wound wounded wounding cut cutting slice slicing puncture punctured puncturing |Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos)

Grey Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus analis)
Grey Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus analis) pattern spots spotted blotched blotches camouflage resting eye curled Ground Sharks |Grey Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus analis)

Draughtboard Shark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps) eggs.
Draughtboard Shark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps) eggs. sex reproduction baby babies birth growth two pair couple Ground Sharks Draftboard |Draughtboard Shark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps)

Grey Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus analis)
Grey Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus analis) pattern spots spotted blotched blotches camouflage resting eye Ground Sharks |Grey Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus analis)

Draughtboard Shark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps) or Swellshark. Juvenile.
Draughtboard Shark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps) or Swellshark. Juvenile. baby young newborn new born juvenile youth beginnings beginning begin start starting single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic small tiny minute minuet miniscule diminutive macro micro little minor minature miniature petite puny cute friend friendly cuddly cuddle play playful happy smile smiling shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans Ground Sharks |Draughtboard Shark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps)

Grey Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus analis) Adult female with dark colouration.
Grey Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus analis) Adult female with dark colouration. coloration shark cat camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic single one alone lonely isolated individual shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans Ground Sharks |Grey Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus analis)

Draughtboard Shark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps) foraging over sand flats between kelp covered bommies.
Draughtboard Shark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps) foraging over sand flats between kelp covered bommies. single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging stalking stalker stalk predator shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii charcarhiniformes swellshark swell Ground Sharks |Draughtboard Shark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps)

Grey Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus analis) Adult female with dark colouration.
Grey Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus analis) Adult female with dark colouration. coloration shark cat camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic single one alone lonely isolated individual shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans Ground Sharks |Grey Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus analis)

Draughtboard Shark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps) emerging from kelp bed.
Draughtboard Shark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps) emerging from kelp bed. single one alone lonely isolated individual curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii swell shark swellshark carcharhiniformes seaweed weed camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks nostril nostrils snout Ground Sharks |Draughtboard Shark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps)

Grey Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus analis) Adult female with dark colouration.
Grey Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus analis) Adult female with dark colouration. coloration shark cat camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic single one alone lonely isolated individual shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans eye eyes shy Ground Sharks |Grey Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus analis)

Draughtboard Shark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps) swimming over dense kelp bed.
Draughtboard Shark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps) swimming over dense kelp bed. single one alone lonely isolated individual curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii swell shark swellshark carcharhiniformes seaweed weed camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks Ground Sharks |Draughtboard Shark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps)

Gulf Catshark (Asymbolus vincenti) Juvenile.
Gulf Catshark (Asymbolus vincenti) Juvenile. stripes striped bands banded baby new young beginnings cute Ground Sharks |Gulf Catshark (Asymbolus vincenti)

Coral Catshark (Atelomycterus marmoratus) resting under reef ledge during the day.
Coral Catshark (Atelomycterus marmoratus) resting under reef ledge during the day. Ground Sharks two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying slim slender skinny thin narrow slight lean trim shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii carcharhiniformes carcharhiniforme carcharhinidae groundshark groundsharks ground ground-shark ground-sharks |Coral Catshark (Atelomycterus marmoratus)

Gulf Catshark (Asymbolus vincenti) Juvenile.
Gulf Catshark (Asymbolus vincenti) Juvenile. stripes striped bands banded baby new young beginnings cute Ground Sharks |Gulf Catshark (Asymbolus vincenti)

Orange Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus rubiginosus) Deep water catshark found in 50 to 290m.
Orange Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus rubiginosus) Deep water catshark found in 80 to 300 m on east coast of Australia from southern Queensland to Tasmania. pattern spots spotted blotched blotches camouflage resting Ground Sharks spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii carcharhiniformes carcharhiniforme carcharhinidae groundshark groundsharks ground whaler whalers whalershark whaler to shark ground to shark ground to sharks requiem requiemshark requiemsharks cat to shark cat curl curled |Orange Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus rubiginosus)

Gulf Catshark (Asymbolus vincenti) Nocturnal feeder.
Gulf Catshark (Asymbolus vincenti) Nocturnal feeder. single on alone cat shark camauflage camoflage Ground Sharks |Gulf Catshark (Asymbolus vincenti)

Grey Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus analis) Portrait.
Grey Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus analis) pattern spots spotted blotched blotches camouflage resting eye portrait shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii carcharhiniformes carcharhiniforme carcharhinidae groundshark groundsharks ground whaler whalers whalershark whaler-shark ground-shark ground-sharks requiem requiemshark requiemsharks greyspotted grey-spotted gray grayspotted gray-spotted nostril nostrils nasal nasalflap sad glum unhappy grim depress depressed depressing cry crying grumpy single one alone lonely isolated individual |Grey Spotted Catshark (Asymbolus analis)