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[kasaki89]

http://www.freshmarine.com/zebra-shark.html

[Pomatomus]

Gross! Both of those max sizes are wrong. I posted a comment mentioning it. Hopefully they put it up or fix the info!

[Zoodiver]

The name "zebra shark" also refers to the Indonesian or Hasslet's Bamboo - which is what the size and price reflect.

The pic is of what we (in the US) know as the Zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum) - which gets to be a 10 ft monster.
The rest of the world calls the steg "Leopard shark" - which we would think of as the cold water shark off the California coast. I would guess a US supplier got a list from a collector with the name and slapped the wrong pic up.

[kasaki89]

"Juveniles are dark brown with white zebralike stripes, but adults are tan with brown leopardlike spots, " it really sounds like they were talking about the 10 ft monster that we know.

[krichardson]

"Juveniles are dark brown with white zebralike stripes, but adults are tan with brown leopardlike spots, " it really sounds like they were talking about the 10 ft monster that we know.

And there is a photo of juveniles of both sharks in question... I have seen this listing before and wondered if they really had young Stegastoma..Surely they would not be so cheap?


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[Zoodiver]

"Juveniles are dark brown with white zebralike stripes, but adults are tan with brown leopardlike spots, " it really sounds like they were talking about the 10 ft monster that we know.

I'd say the description is based off the misunderstanding of the common name.

99% of collectors only list a common name on the stock list each week. I've also seen cases where the collector calls the young brown banded a "zebra stripe shark" which gets lots in translation and changes to 'zebra shark'.

A true US "zebra" (stego) will draw top dollar, not just a couple hundred bucks.


Most of the hundred dollar 'zebra sharks' are these guys:

[krichardson]

What kind of shark is that juvie?...Hard to tell with the broad shaped head and markings.


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[Zoodiver]

That's the Indo bamboo.

[krichardson]

That's the Indo bamboo.

Nice...I took my sine to Adventure Aquarium over in New Jersey and there was a two foot Stegastoma .I did not expect to see that there and it alone was worth the trip for me.


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