Carcharias tricuspidatus

Day, 1878


Indian sand tiger
Classification: Elasmobranchii Lamniformes Carchariidae

Reference of the original description
Day, F. (1878)
The Fishes of India; being a natural history of the fishes known to inhabit the seas and fresh waters of India, Burma, and Ceylon. B. Quaritch, London, Part 4: i–xx + 553–779, Pls. 139–195

Types
Carcharias tricuspidatus
Holotype: ZSI: 2337 or 2772 (apparently lost)


Description :


Citation: Carcharias tricuspidatus Day, 1878: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 02/2025

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Common names
spa Toro bambaco, fra \(T\) Requin brisant, fra \(T\) Requin-taureau bambak, eng Blue nurse sand-tiger, eng Blue nurse shark, eng Indian sand tiger

Distribution
Indian Ocean: India and Pakistan. Possibly in Indonesia, Indochina, Australia, Philippines and northern China.

Human uses
fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Biology
Distinct pairing with embrace [17086].

Size / Weight / Age
370 cm TL (male/unsexed; [518])

Habitat
demersal; marine

Remarks
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