Meet our ragged-tooth sharks

The Two Oceans Aquarium, and more specifically - the Save Our Seas Foundation Shark Exhibit, is home to five beautiful ragged-tooth sharks (That you can scuba dive with by the way). Each of these sharks are unique and are identified by Aquarium aquarists in different ways. Get to know each shark and see if you're able to spot them on your next visit! 

Gemma is a female ragged-tooth shark that was collected and brought to the Two Oceans Aquarium on 17 November 2022. Gemma was brought in at a weight of 104.8kg and was 265cm long. After being placed in quarantine for 14 days, Gemma was moved into the Save Our Seas Shark Foundation Shark Exhibit, where she remains currently. 

Harper is also a female ragged-tooth shark who was collected along with Gemma on 17 November 2022. As was the case with Gemma, Harper was initially placed into quarantine at the Aquarium, before being moved to the Save Our Seas Foundation Shark Exhibit on 30 November 2022. When she was brought in, Gemma weighed 91.6kg and was 248cm in length. 

Unlike the previously mentioned ragged-tooth sharks, Blue was not collected, but rather rescued. Blue's rescue took place on 3 May 2018 and she was subsequently brought into quarantine at the Two Oceans Aquarium. Thereafter, Blue was moved into the Save Our Seas Foundation Shark Exhibit on 18 September 2018.  When Blue was rescued she weighed 26.6kg and was 120cm in length. By the time she moved into the Save Our Seas Shark Foundation Exhibit around four months later, she weighed 37.20kg and was 183cm long. 

As was the case with Blue, Charlie was rescued by the Two Oceans Aquarium collections team on 3 May 2018. When Charlie arrived at the Two Oceans Aquarium she weighed and was in length. After four months in quarantine, Charlie was also moved to the Save Our Seas Foundation Shark Exhibit, at a weight of and length of. 

Gen was brought to the Two Oceans Aquarium on 30 June 2017, making her the shark who's been with us the longest (eight years). Gen was brought in at a weight of 62kg and was 238cm in length.