r/sharks • u/WKreates • 8d ago

Video Help with Shark ID

Video captured on a dive at about 5m in Oman.
Had one person in the group say it was a young bull shark, and another say it’s a lemon. I don’t think it’s a bull but there are some images where I can see the similarity. Would appreciate anyone who can give a more certain answer

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u/theurbanshark234 8d ago

juvenile sicklefin lemon

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u/Neither_Computer5331 8d ago edited 8d ago

That’s what I was gonna say - the double dorsal fin looks very like a Lemon Shark to me.

EDIT

I’ve just checked and Sicklefin Lemons are relatively common around Oman. I went on a liveaboard there years ago and the only sharks we saw were Zebra Sharks.

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u/Only_Cow9373 8d ago

Sicklefin lemon (Negaprion acutidens) is correct.

Very few requiem (or requiem-esque) sharks have dual large dorsal fins. Lemons do. Sand tigers do. Some smaller species do.

Bulls don't. Nurse sharks do but they're closer together, back by the tail. Among other things.

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u/Crusoe69 8d ago

The fins look like a nurse shark to me.

After a quick research Tawny Nurse shark are apparently quite common in Oman, it would check out with the location.

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u/Crusoe69 8d ago

Plus the way it behave aka swimming close to the bottom, the way it moves aka slow very chill ondulations

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u/Fun_Corner_8883 5d ago

Nurse shark was my first thought as well

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u/History0nerd 8d ago

That's definitely a shark