photo by Daniel Torobekov / Location: Oahu, Hawaii
Florent's Guide To The
South Florida Reefs
Tiger Shark
Galeocerdo cuvier
Tiger Shark
Category: Tiger Sharks
Scientific Name: Galeocerdo cuvier
Size: Up to 16 ft. (5 m)
Depth: 3-3000 ft. (1-914 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Elasmobranchii (Class)
└Selachii (Infraclass)
└Carcharhiniformes (Order)
└Galeocerdonidae (Family)
└Galeocerdo (Genus)
└G. cuvier (Species)
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