Sharks and Rays share a special trait of a skeleton made of cartilage. You know you have seen a shark when your heart skips a beat! With your help, Redmap will be tracking the following sharks and rays around Australia. Some of these species may be common along your coastline - but have you spotted any that aren't normally found at your local diving, fishing or swimming spots? Redmap is interested in sightings where sharks and rays have ventured away from their usual home range. You can sort this list by region and name.

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  Silvertip Shark

  Carcharhinus albimarginatus

  The Silvertip Shark is a medium-sized whaler shark, similar in appearance to C. longimanus (Oceanic Whitetip Shark) but with a smaller, mor…

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  Grey Reef Shark

  Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

  The Grey Reef Shark is a dark grey to bronzy grey shark, with a white underside, a distinctive broad black margin on the tail and black tip…

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  Blacktip Reef Shark

  Carcharhinus melanopterus

  The Blacktip Reef Shark is a small yellow-brown reef shark with a solid black tip on the dorsal fin with a light white hotizontal band dire…

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  Greynurse shark

  Carcharias taurus

  Large sluggish sharks that are usually seen swimming near the bottom, often in sandy gutters, under large overhangs or in large caves. Once…

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  White shark

  Carcharodon carcharias

  Great white sharks are a blue-grey to grey-brown colours on top, lighter on the sides and white on their bellies. These sharks are large an…

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  Tiger shark

  Galeocerdo cuvier

  This shark is usually associated with warm waters such as in Western Australia, tropical north Queensland and southern New South Wales. It…

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  Crested hornshark

  Heterodontus galeatus

  The crested hornshark has a grey body with dark brown spot-like markings. The brow ridges are bony and extend abruptly above the eyes. The …

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  Lemon shark

  Negaprion acutidens

  Pale yellowish brown shark with broad head, blunt snout and similar-sized dorsal fins. Dorsal surfaces vary from uniform pale yellow to lig…

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  Bluespotted maskray

  Neotrygon australiae

  Oval shaped with tail longer than body. Dusky brown-grey in colour on the body. Blue spots adorn the upper body disc and follow no distinct…

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  Tropical sawshark

  Pristiophorus delicatus

  Sawsharks are similar to sawfish, both with elongated snouts which form long, flat blades with teeth along each edge. However, sawsharks ha…

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  Freshwater sawfish

  Pristis pristis

  The body’s of sawfish are sharklike, however, sawfish have gills on the bottom of their heads (ventral side). All sawfish have elongated sn…

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  Green sawfish

  Pristis zijsron

  The body’s of sawfish are sharklike, however, sawfish have gills on the bottom of their heads (ventral side). All sawfish have elongated sn…

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  Australian angel shark

  Squatina australis

  Angel sharks appear to be a cross between a ray and a shark. It's back and large pectoral fins are light grey to greyish brown and covered …

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  Whitetip reef shark

  Triaenodon obesus

  A species easily identifiable by the white tips on the dorsal fins and tail. They have counter shading, meaning a darker grey top with a li…

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  Southern fiddler ray

  Trygonorrhina dumerilii

  The southern fiddler ray has distinct markings across its back. Pale lines with brown edges across a pale grey background and there is no t…

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  Eastern fiddler ray

  Trygonorrhina fasciata

  The eastern fiddler ray has distinct markings across its back. Pale lines with brown edges across a pale brown background and there is a tr…