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Family: Odontaspididae Sand tigers

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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by Choromanski, J.M.

Carcharias taurus
[Sand tiger shark]

Photo by FAO

Carcharias tricuspidatus
[Indian sand tiger]

Photo by FAO

Odontaspis ferox
[Smalltooth sand tiger]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Odontaspis noronhai
[Bigeye sand tiger shark]

4 Species of Family Odontaspididae
(Sand tigers)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1810	Carcharias taurus	Sand tiger shark	Circumtropical	330 TL
1878	Carcharias tricuspidatus	Indian sand tiger	Indian Ocean	370 TL
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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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Odontaspididae Sand tigers(See list of species below)

Family: Odontaspididae Sand tigers

(See list of species below)