Carcharias taurus, Sand tiger shark : fisheries, gamefish

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Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810

Sand tiger shark
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Carcharias taurus
Picture by Choromanski, J.M.

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Elasmobranquios (tiburones y rayas) (sharks and rays) > Lamniformes (Mackerel sharks) > Carchariidae (Ragged-tooth sharks)
Etymology: Carcharias: From the Ancient Greek karkharías, shark, derived from kárkharos, sharp or jagged, referring to a shark’s teeth. (See ETYFish);  taurus: Latin for bull, from Pesce Tauro, local name for this shark in Sicily, Italy, type locality. (See ETYFish).
More on author: Rafinesque.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología


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