Following the discovery and our previous first reported article of the Grey Nurse Shark being discovered on Lepe Beach, we called upon the experts to visit and provide expert analysis of the species

Oliver Kent

Published: 3:29 am March 19, 2023

Updated: 10:03 am October 8, 2025

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Experts have both attended and also been consulted to confirm the Shark is a Smalltooth sand tiger Shark (Odontaspis ferox) Sometimes referred to as Gray or Blue nurse shark.

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This rare species is often mistaken for the much more common gray nurse shark (Carcharias taurus).

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Following the discovery and our previous first reported article of the Grey Nurse Shark being discovered on Lepe Beach, we called upon the experts to visit and provide expert analysis of the species

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