Marco and his group were lucky enough to spot a Thresher Shark at Kilima Drift on April 1. This will be the 20th thresher shark sighting for Marco in the past seven years, although it has been 2 years since he last saw one here in Puerto Galera.
Know your fish?
Named for and easily recognised by their exceptionally long, thresher-like tail or caudal fins (which can be as long as the total body length), thresher sharks are active predators; the tail is actually used as a weapon to stun prey. The thresher shark has a short head and a cone shaped nose. The mouth is generally small, and the teeth range in size from small to large.
Although occasionally sighted in shallow, inshore waters, thresher sharks are primarily pelagic; they prefer the open ocean, venturing no deeper than 500 metres (1,600 ft). Common threshers tend to be more common in coastal waters over continental shelves.
