Stegostoma fasciatum

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Stegostoma fasciatum, commonly known as the Zebra shark, is a is a large (they usually grow to around 250 - 350 cm) tropical bottom shark. When leaving the egg they are around 25 cm. Juveniles till +/- 70 cm are cream coloured with vertical almost black bands, giving them their common name. Once they mature, they become sandy-brown with dark brown spots and their common name makes no sense. Mature sharks even form more of a leopard pattern instead of zebra stripes. A very round, friendly looking head and long caudal fin (almost as long as their body) makes this an attractive shark.

These fish inhabit sandy, rocky and coral rubble bottoms close to the shore. They do swim into brackish waters and even been recorded in freshwater. Mostly active at night when it feeds mainly on molluscs, but will also eat other bottom invertebrates and fish. At night they feed on mollusks, crabs, shrimps, small fish and even sea snakes.