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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Odontaspididae Sand tigers

Genus: Odontaspis

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 450 cm TL
Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810)

Photo by FAO
 
Odontaspis ferox
[Smalltooth sand tiger]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 367 cm TL
Odontaspis noronhai (Maul, 1955)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Odontaspis noronhai
[Bigeye sand tiger shark]
2 Species of Family Odontaspididae with Genus Odontaspis
(Sand tigers)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1810 Odontaspis ferox Smalltooth sand tiger Eastern Atlantic 450 TL
1955 Odontaspis noronhai Bigeye sand tiger shark Eastern Atlantic 367 TL



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