An endangered shark hunts down a lone suckerfish in shallow water in incredible footage filmed in Australia. <br /><br />Video filmed on May 12 in Forster, New South Wales, shows the moments leading up to the attack. <br /><br />A remora, also known as a suckerfish, swims haplessly in the waters around Main Beach as it is eyed up by a Sand Tiger shark nearby. <br /><br />The shark - which is critically endangered and a protected species in Australia – follows the remora into the shallow waters. <br /><br />Filmer Daniel Kirkman, a photographer in Forster, spotted the scene as he was walking along a break wall on the beach, and was intrigued by the shark’s choice of prey. <br /><br />He told Newsflare: “Remoras play an important role with sharks, whales and rays. <br /><br />"They eat any scraps left behind but also clean the sharks of bacteria on the skin, essentially responsible for their hygiene.<br /><br />“It is for this reason that to witness the shark hunt down and feast on the Remora so amazing. <br /><br />“Here is a fish that spends its life keeping the host clean, only to be then made lunch by the host!”<br /><br />So determined was the predator to catch this prey, it almost beached itself.<br /><br />“I actually thought at one stage I was going to have to drag it out deeper,” said Kirkman. <br /><br />Forster, located 305 kilometres (190 miles) north of Sydney, is not unfamiliar with shark interactions.<br /><br />The Australian Autumn sees smaller fish come closer to the shore, bringing in heightened shark activity.<br /><br />But Kirkman didn't expect to see what he did.<br /><br />“You don't usually see sharks in such shallow water like that so I was just enjoying watching it does in its natural environment,” Kirkman said. ”To have all this happen at the time I was recording and within touching distance right at my feet was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”
