Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Species: Galeocerdo cuvier
Common Name: Tiger Shark
Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)
This shark can be identified by the dark stripes on back and along side that resemble markings on a tiger (stripes fade with age of shark to gray or brownish in color); broad, blunt nose; large wide mouth; husky body; whitish under belly; long tapered back fin. It can reach between 10 and 12 feet long and get as big as 20 feet.
This shark will eat other sharks (including other tiger sharks); turtles; crabs; clams; birds; mammals; reptiles; fish (considered scavenger). They can be found in tropical waters; temperate waters; piers; ports; estuaries (are found close to shore and off shore).
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Size |
Item # |
Price |
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24" X 12" |
Tiger2 |
$370.00 |
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26" X 21" |
Tiger3 |
$1050.00 |
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