Image: Claspers of a Bull Shark

Claspers of a Bull Shark caught in Middle Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, February 1999. The claspers are located between the pelvic fins and are used for sperm transfer to the female.

Photographer:

Paul Ovenden

Rights:

© Australian Museum

Order:

Carcharhiniformes

Last Updated: 7 April 2012

Tags ichthyology, Bull Shark, Carcharhinus leucas, Carcharhinidae, fishes,