Carpenter shark in the shallows. by blinkings

Photography • Sea/Undersea • posted on Jun 19, 2012

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Description

Also known as Sawfish, they actually belong to the Ray family. They are nocturnal, and despite their fearsome appearance are not aggressive unless provoked. These beautiful creatures are fully protected in Australian waters.

Comments (18)

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jayfar

1:26AM | Tue, 19 June 2012

He looks like a plane - is that why it's called a carpenter shark???? Lol. Brilliant shot Andrew.

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blinkings

1:32AM | Tue, 19 June 2012

Yes Jeff that 'wood' be right.............

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beachzz

1:36AM | Tue, 19 June 2012

What a great shot!!

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kgb224

2:05AM | Tue, 19 June 2012

Superb capture my friend. God Bless.

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stnaper

5:16AM | Tue, 19 June 2012

Never seen one of those, thanks!-Great shot!

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debbielove

7:36AM | Tue, 19 June 2012

Never seen or even heard of one before.. This is a fine shot.. Great colours here Andrew, well taken.. Rob

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Faemike55

8:07AM | Tue, 19 June 2012

Wonderful capture beautiful fish

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etoiledumatin

9:02AM | Tue, 19 June 2012

très belle image pour cette créature qui semble redoutable et qui ne l'est pas. J'aime bien aussi le fond marin avec sa variété de couleur qui met bien en évidence ce poisson.

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crunch01

10:08AM | Tue, 19 June 2012

great shot

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durleybeachbum

10:32AM | Tue, 19 June 2012

Such a beautiful shot!

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T.Rex

11:22AM | Tue, 19 June 2012

A sawfish! Long time since I heard about one or saw a picture of one! Glad to re-establish the acquantance! Very nice photo. The waves really got me to wonder what this was. Truely one of nature's more odd creatures. Thanks for posting this. Keep up the good work! :-)

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netot

12:24PM | Tue, 19 June 2012

They are fierce looking. I've seen some, but dead on the pier for fishermen, in La Libertad port. Cool capture, the ondulated appearance is great.

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pat40

1:09PM | Tue, 19 June 2012

fantastic.

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rocdan

5:18AM | Wed, 20 June 2012

SUPERB CAPTURE , THE REFLECTIVE COLOURS OFF THE WATER ARE STUNNING , MAGIC SHOT

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sharky_

5:27PM | Wed, 20 June 2012

Very nice background colors.... Aloha

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blondeblurr

12:03AM | Sat, 07 July 2012

Strangely enough, when I read 'Carpenter shark' - I immediately thought of Hammerhead shark, but no! wrong turn ;) a new species for moi ... this image has an amazing clarity and perfect colour manipulation, I love this! BB

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