close Video Social media users stunned by 'beautiful' shark found off coast of Florida An Instagram user recently shared video of a lemon shark they caught that had piebaldism, which gives it a unique appearance. (Credit: @huntingforjaws / TikTok) A Florida man with a love for sharks recently reeled in a magnificent catch with a rare genetic condition and captured it all on video. Instagram user @huntingforjaws posted video of his encounter with the rare shark on May 31.
The lemon shark likely has piebaldism, which gives it a splotchy black-and-white appearance. "Incredibly rare lemon shark with a genetic condition known as piebaldism, accidentally came across this beauty while fishing for some bulls," the social media user wrote. "She had been tagged recently, so I took down her tag number and recorded measurements to send into [the] NOAA.
" The lemon shark was caught off Captiva Island , which is located around 30 miles west of Cape Coral, Florida. Video shows the man lifting the creature out of the water and inspecting it. ULTRA-RARE FISH, ALMOST NEVER SEEN BY HUMANS, WASHES UP ON OREGON COAST FOR FIRST TIME Instagram user @huntingforjaws posted video of his encounter with the rare shark on May 31.
(@huntingforjaws via Tiktok) The female lemon shark thrashed around while the fisherman measured her. The shark appeared to take a swipe at the angler's leg before he put her back in the water. Piebaldism in humans occurs when a human lacks melanocytes, or melanin-forming cells, .
