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Meet a Pyjama shark called

Phillip A.Sharky

Adopted shark parent: Jackson Shope

Happy 6th birthday to the world’s kindest, funniest, handsomest and smartest nugget.
Love,
Mom, Andrew, Kyra, Grandma Angie, Aunt Emmy, Uncle Zach, Addy and Maddie

Thanks from the Shark Research Unit

About Phillip A. Sharky

Species: Pyjama Shark (Poroderma africanum)

Total Length: 780mm

Gender: Male

Tag reference: A194851

Personality : Phillip A. Sharky is a sweet and cuddly little shark and we wish him well .

Location: Dolicers Reef, Mossel Bay, South Africa

About Pyjama sharks

The pyjama shark or striped catshark (Poroderma africanum) is a species of catshark, and part of the family Scyliorhinidae, endemic to the coastal waters of South Africa. This abundant, bottom-dwelling species can be found from the intertidal zone to a depth of around 100 m (330 ft), particularly over rocky reefs and kelp beds. With a series of thick, parallel, dark stripes running along its stout body, the pyjama shark has an unmistakable appearance. It is additionally characterized by a short head and snout with a pair of slender barbels that do not reach the mouth, and two dorsal fins that are placed far back on the body. It can grow up to a length of 1.1 m (3.6 ft) long.

Tagging location of Phillip A. Sharky

Adoption Certificate

Supporting Shark Conservation

The adoption fee for Phillip A. Sharky has been directed to the shark conservation programs conducted by the Shark Research Unit. Specifically we will be using the funds to drive our contribution to motivating local Mossel Bay restaurants to sign up and join the sustainable seafoods initiative (SASSI). This initiative is developed and managed by WWF and designed to aid both consumers and sellers to only trade in sustainably sourced fish species. Sharks form a bicatch in many South African fisheries, but those fisheries determined as sustainable by SASSI have measures in place to limit and reduce bycatch of sharks and other non-target species.

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