Sand tiger shark: Records & Species Guide

Scientific name: Carcharias taurus

Sand tiger shark

Slug: `/species/sand-tiger-shark/` Scientific name: Carcharias taurus

The sand tiger shark is a heavy-bodied coastal shark with long, visibly protruding teeth. Its appearance can seem intimidating, but appearance is not a behavioral classification.

Sand tiger sharks occur around reefs, wrecks and coastal habitats in several regions. Divers may encounter them in areas where they aggregate.

Use the incident record rather than the animal's appearance to describe any human interaction.

Image: Wikimedia Commons `Sand_Tiger_Shark_New_York_Aquarium.jpg`, CC0 1.0. Sources: WoRMS and authoritative regional fisheries resources.

Incident records

No incident in this reviewed public dataset is currently associated with Sand tiger shark.

Image attribution

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