Qld: Rare shark caught off Queensland

AAP General News (Australia)
02-25-2004
Qld: Rare shark caught off Queensland

By John Sheed

BRISBANE, Feb 25 AAP - A rare shark that looks like an overgrown flathead and lies
around the bottom of the ocean waiting for dinner to swim by has been found in Queensland
waters.

Swimmers are safe - the shark is not dangerous and prefers deep water from 800m-1500m.

The false catshark, identified by Queensland Museum ichthyologist Jeff Johnson, was
caught by a commercial fisherman at Frederick Reef, about 400km east of Mackay off the
central Queensland coast.

The shark has cat-like eyes and special breathing openings at the …