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The bigeye sand tiger (Odontaspis noronhai) is an extremely rare species of mackerel shark in the family Odontaspididae, with a possible worldwide distribution.A large, bulky species reaching at least 3.6 m (12 ft) in length, the bigeye sand tiger has a long bulbous snout, large orange eyes without nictitating membranes, and a capacious mouth with the narrow teeth prominently exposed.
Bigeye sand tigers can reach a length of about 3.6 metres (12 ft) and smalltooth sand tigers of about 4.1 m. They are large-bodied sharks with long, conical snouts, broad-based dorsal and anal fins, and an asymmetrical caudal fin with a strong lower lobe. Their teeth are large, with prominent narrow cusps. [3]
Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810 (sand tiger shark) [11] Genus Odontaspis Agassiz 1838. Odontaspis ferox A. Risso, 1810 (smalltooth sand tiger) Odontaspis noronhai Maul, 1955 (bigeye sand tiger) Subfamily Odontaspinae † Herman, 1975 [12] Genus Striatolamia † Glikman, 1964; Genus Carcharoides † Ameghino, 1901; Genus Parodontaspis ...
On the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 10, an eight-foot female sand tiger shark washed ashore at Salty Brine Beach in Narragansett. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) found ...
Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810 (sand tiger shark) Genus Odontaspis Agassiz, 1838. Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810) (smalltooth sand tiger) Odontaspis noronhai (Maul, 1955) (bigeye sand tiger) Family Pseudocarchariidae Compagno, 1973. Genus Pseudocarcharias Cadenat, 1963. Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936) (crocodile shark)
The sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus), grey/gray nurse shark, spotted ragged-tooth shark, or blue-nurse sand tiger, is a species of shark that inhabits subtropical and temperate waters worldwide. It inhabits the continental shelf, from sandy shorelines (hence the name sand tiger shark) and submerged reefs to a depth of around 191 m (627 ft). [2]
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Apr. 27—Warning signs were posted today after the sighting of a large tiger shark at an East Oahu beach park. A non-aggressive 10- to 12-foot tiger shark was seen 50 yards offshore at Waimanalo ...