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nose and mouth of sand tiger shark, showing teeth and small eyes The sand tiger shark's classification,, was originally determined by a Turkish naturalist, after catching a specimen off the coast of. Its taxonomic classification has been long disputed by shark experts. Twenty-seven years after Rafinesque's original naming, and, German biologists, changed the genus name from //C. taurus// to //Triglochis taurus//. The following year, Swiss-American naturalist reclassified the shark as //Odontaspis cuspidata// based upon examples of fossilized teeth. Agassiz's name was used until 1961 when three W. Tucker, E. I. White, and N. B. Marshall, requested the shark be returned to the genus //Carcharias//. The experts' request was rejected and //Odontaspis// was approved by the (ICZN). When experts concluded that //taurus// belongs after //Odontaspis//, the name was changed to //Odontaspis taurus//. In 1977, a South African shark expert, challenged the //Odontaspis taurus// name and substituted, a somewhat unknown classification, for //Odontaspis//. Many taxonomists questioned his change stating there was not a significant difference between //Odontaspis// and //Carcharias//. After changing the name to //Eugomphodus taurus//, Compagno successfully advocated in establishing the sharks current classification as //Carcharias taurus//. //Carcharias taurus// means "a shark with sharp jagged teeth". The inczn approved this name, and today the name is used among shark experts.

The sand tiger shark (//Carcharias taurus//), grey nurse shark, spotted ragged tooth shark, or blue-nurse sand tiger is a species of shark that inhabits coastal waters worldwide. It lives close to the shorelines and sandy beaches of North America, hence the name sand tiger shark. It also dwells in the waters of Japan, Australia, and South Africa. Despite its fearsome appearance and strong swimming ability, it is a relatively placid and slow-moving shark. This species has a sharp, pointy head, and a bulky body. The sand tiger's length can reach 3.0 to 3.4 meters (9.8 to 11.2 ft). They are grey with reddish-brown spots on their backs. The sand tiger prefers to hunt close to shore, and shivers (groups) have been observed to hunt large schools of fish. Their diet consists of bony fish, crustaceans, squid, and skates. Unlike other sharks, the sand tiger can gulp air from the surface, allowing it to be suspended in the water column with minimal effort. During pregnancy, the most developed embryo will feed upon its siblings,a reproductive strategy known as The sand tiger is categorized as vulnerable on the inter nashinal sharks. It is the most widely kept shark in public aquariums owing to its large size and tolerance for captivity .did u know that sharks have over one mill teeth and some sharks turn on each other if one is hert

Tiger sharks are named for the dark, vertical stripes found mainly on juvie. As these sharks decrece, the lines begin to fade and almost disappear. These large, nosed predators have a earned reputation as maneaters. Sand tiger shark are right behind great white in attacking people. But because they have a near completely palate, the sci think that 85 % of the time they will not swim away after biting a person, as great whites franticly do. they will eat eny thig they see ,fish,people,other sharks, metel like i sead eny thing

if u see eny shark swim away verry fast