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The '''Indian sand tiger''', ''Carcharias tricuspidatus'', is a [[sand tiger]] of the shark [[family (biology)|family]] [[Odontaspididae]], found in the [[Indian Ocean|Indian]] and western [[Pacific]] oceans. Its length is up to 3.7 m.
The '''Indian sand tiger''', ''Carcharias tricuspidatus'', is a [[sand tiger]] of the shark [[family (biology)|family]] [[Odontaspididae]], found in the [[Indian Ocean|Indian]] and western [[Pacific]] oceans. Its length is up to 3.7 m.


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Revision as of 14:26, 19 April 2007

Indian sand tiger
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Carcharias
Species:
C. tricuspidatus
Binomial name
Carcharias tricuspidatus
Day, 1878

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The Indian sand tiger, Carcharias tricuspidatus, is a sand tiger of the shark family Odontaspididae, found in the Indian and western Pacific oceans. Its length is up to 3.7 m.

Further work may show that the Indian sand tiger may actually be Carcharias taurus, and therefore not a separate species.

Reproduction is ovoviviparous, the embryos feeding on their yolk sac, and other ova produced by the mother.

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Carcharias tricuspidatus". FishBase. May 2006 version.