Sand Tiger Shark
Carcharias taurus
- Critically endangered
- Card rarity: Legendary
- Sharks and rays
The sand tiger shark, also commonly known as the spotted ragged-tooth shark in South Africa, grey nurse shark in Australia, or blue-nurse sand tiger in India, is a species of shark that inhabits subtropical and temperate waters worldwide. It inhabits the continental shelf, from sandy shorelines and submerged reefs to a depth of around 191 m (627 ft). They dwell in the waters of Japan, Australia, South Africa, and the east coasts of North and South America. The sand tiger shark also inhabited the Mediterranean; however, it was last seen there in 2003 and is presumed extirpated. Despite its common names, it is not closely related to either the tiger shark or the nurse shark.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Lamniformes
- Family
- Carchariidae
- Genus
- Carcharias