Animalia > Chordata > Elasmobranchii > Lamniformes > Odontaspididae > Carcharias > Carcharias taurus| | Carcharias taurus (Spotted sand tiger shark; Spotted ragged-tooth shark; Spotted raggedtooth shark; Spotted ragged-tooth; Spotted raggedtooth; Shovel-nosed shark; Slender-tooth shark; Sandtiger shark; Sand-tiger; Sand tiger shark; Sand tiger; Sand shark; Nuss shark; Ground shark; Greynurse shark; Grey nurse; Grey Nurse Shark; Gray nurse shark; Dogfish shark; Blue-nurse sand tiger; Blue nurse shark) | |
Synonyms: Carcharhinus taurus; Carcharias arenarius; Carcharias griseus; Carcharias owstoni; Carcharias platensis; Charcharias taurus; Eugomphodus taurus; Lamna ecarinata; Odontaspis americanus; Odontaspis arenarius; Odontaspis platensis; Odontaspis taurus; Squalus littoralis; Squalus macrodus Language: Afrikaans; Albanian; Arabic; Bahasa Indonesia; Catalan; Croatian; Czech; Danish; Dutch; Finnish; Fon GBE; French; German; Greek; Hebrew; Italian; Japanese; Kannada; Maltese; Mandarin Chinese; Marathi; Polish; Portuguese; Russian; Serbian; Serer; Spanish; Swedish; Vietnamese; Vili; Wolof The sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus), grey nurse shark, spotted ragged tooth shark, or blue-nurse sand tiger is a species of shark that inhabits coastal waters worldwide. It lives close to the shorelines and sandy beaches of North America, hence the name sand tiger shark. It also dwells in the waters of Japan, Australia, and South Africa. Despite its fearsome appearance and strong swimming ability, it is a relatively placid and slow-moving shark. |
| Adult Weight [2] | 192.55 lbs (87.34 kg) |  | | Female Maturity [2] | 6 years 11 months | | Male Maturity [2] | 4 years 6 months | | | Diet [1] | Carnivore | | Litter Size [2] | 2 | | Maximum Longevity [2] | 12 years | | Nocturnal [1] | Yes | | Water Biome [1] | Reef, Coastal |
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 MapsAegean Sea; Agulhas Current; Albania; Algeria; Arabian Sea; Argentina; Atlantic Ocean; Atlantic, Eastern Central; Atlantic, Northwest; Atlantic, Southeast; Atlantic, Southwest; Atlantic, Western Central; Australia; Bahamas; Benguela Current; Benin; Bermuda; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Brazil; Cameroon; Canada; Canary Current; Canary Islands; Cape Verde; Caribbean Sea; China; Colombia; Coral Sea and GBR; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Côte d'Ivoire; Djibouti; East Brazil Shelf; East Central Australian Shelf; East China Sea; Egypt; Eritrea; Found in all warm seas except perhaps the eastern Pacific (Ref. 13568). Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and off South Africa to Japan, Korea and Australia (Ref. 13568). Present in Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819). Western Atlantic: Gulf of Maine to Argentina. Old; Found in all warm seas except perhaps the eastern Pacific (Ref. 13568). Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and off South Africa to Japan, Korea and Australia (Ref. 13568). Present in Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819). Western Atlantic: Gulf of Maine to Argentina. Old record from Bermuda, south Brazil (Ref. 26938). Eastern Atlantic: Mediterranean to Cameroon. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951).; France; Gambia; Ghana; Great Barrier Reef; Greece; Guinea; Guinea Current; Guinea-Bissau; Gulf of Maine; Gulf of Mexico; Hong Kong; India; Indian Ocean; Indian Ocean, Eastern; Indian Ocean, Western; Indonesia; Indonesian Sea; Israel; Italy; Japan; Jordan; Kenya; Korea, Republic of; Kuwait; Lebanon; Liberia; Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; Macau; Madagascar; Malta; Mauritania; Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean and Black Sea; Monaco; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; North Australian Shelf; North Brazil Shelf; Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf; Ogasawara Islands; Oman; Pacific Ocean; Pacific, Northwest; Pacific, Southwest; Pacific, Western Central; Patagonian Shelf; Persian Gulf; Philippines; Red Sea; Sao Tomé and Principe; Saudi Arabia; Sea of Japan; Senegal; Serbia and Montenegro; Sierra Leone; Slovenia; Somali Coastal Current; Somalia; South Africa; South Brazil Shelf; South China Sea; Southeast Australian Shelf; Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf; Southwest Australian Shelf; Spain; Sudan; Syrian Arab Republic; Taiwan; Tanzania, United Rep. of; Togo; Tunisia; Turkey; USA (contiguous states); Uruguay; Viet Nam; West Central Australian Shelf; Western Sahara; Yellow Sea; Yemen; Species recognized by Group expert : Compagno, L.J.V., 02-Oct-2012, FishBase in  Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org ♦ 2de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 3Food of Northwest Atlantic Fishes and Two Common Species of Squid, Ray E. Bowman, Charles E. Stillwell, William L. Michaels, and Marvin D. Grosslein, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NE-155 (2000) ♦ 4Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London |
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