Smalltooth Sand Tiger
Odontaspis ferox
- Endangered
- Card rarity: Epic
- Sharks and rays
The smalltooth sand tiger or bumpytail ragged-tooth is a species of mackerel shark in the family Odontaspididae, with a patchy but worldwide distribution in tropical and warm temperate waters. They usually inhabit deepwater rocky habitats, though they are occasionally encountered in shallow water, and have been known to return to the same location year after year. This rare species is often mistaken for the much more common sand tiger shark, from which it can be distinguished by its first dorsal fin, which is larger than the second and placed further forward. It grows to at least 5.2 m (17 ft) in length. They have also been recently sighted in Irish and English waters.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Lamniformes
- Family
- Odontaspididae
- Genus
- Odontaspis