Bigeye Sand Tiger
Odontaspis noronhai
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Sharks and rays
The bigeye sand tiger 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. It can be distinguished from the similar smalltooth sand tiger by its teeth, which have only one lateral cusplet on each side, and by its uniformly dark brown color.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Lamniformes
- Family
- Odontaspididae
- Genus
- Odontaspis