Grey Nurse Shark
Carcharias taurus
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 1,461
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Critically Endangered
Description
The sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus), spotted ragged-tooth shark (in South Africa), or blue-nurse sand tiger, is a species of shark that inhabits subtropical and temperate waters worldwide. It inhabits the continental shelf, from sandy shorelines (hence the name sand tiger shark) 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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Sand tiger shark”.