What kind of sharks are these?

[Shipwreckscanada]

What kind of sharks are these?

I took these videos in the Blue Hole Belize about a month ago. It was approximately 130 feet deep with no artificial light. Does anyone know what kind of sharks these are, the videos are not very clear?

[video]http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/komodoscuba/media/PICT0021_zps1a844666.mp4.html[/video]

[video]http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/komodoscuba/media/PICT0022_zps25bceb93.mp4.html[/video]

 

[XS-NRG]

Looks alot like a Caribbean reef shark to me. Here is a comparative image for you if you pause your first video at 6 or 7 or 8 seconds. Look at the tail shape and the placement of the secondary dorsal fin and it's relative size to the main dorsal fin and the location near it's caudal fin.

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/gallery/descript/CReefShark/Carcharhinus_perezi2.JPG

 

[Carlos Danger]

At first I thought it might be a bull because of how thick it is, but the dorsal doesn't look right. I agree with XS-NRG about it possibly being a Caribbean Reef Shark, it just looks a little stocky compared to the ones I've seen. Maybe it's pregnant or something.

 

[Easdem]

I would have to say it looks like a caribbean reef shark to me as well. I did however think it was a Bull until I saw the dorsal fin. It must have been feeding on American tourists

 

[tracydr]

I wouldn't think its likely, given the location, but they almost look like Oceanic Whitetips. I just wouldn't think the OWs would be that close to the reef, though.

 

[diversteve]

It could be a Blacktip. Just before it turns at about :06 in the first clip the top edge of the fin(s) look black - esp. the 2nd dorsal fin. They're a little stockier and seen in the Blue Hole frequently enough to be mentioned here: Great Blue Hole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

nurse sharks, and several types of reef sharks such as the Caribbean reef shark and the Blacktip shark. Other species of sharks, such as the bull shark and hammerheads, have been reported there, but are not regularly sighted

 

[Scoutsout]

I dove there with Ambergis Divers in April and saw three of these sharks come out of nowhere. I was told by the Dive Master that they were Caribbean Reef Sharks. I was sure that they were Bull sharks because they were so thick. But I suppose I will go with the locals on this one.