Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Odontaspididae Sand tiger sharks

Genus: Odontaspis

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Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 450 cm TL
Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810)

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Odontaspis ferox
[Smalltooth sand tiger]

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Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 367 cm TL
Odontaspis noronhai (Maul, 1955)

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Odontaspis noronhai
[Bigeye sand tiger shark]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Odontaspis ferox Smalltooth sand tiger Eastern Atlantic 450 TL 1810
Odontaspis noronhai Bigeye sand tiger shark Eastern Atlantic 367 TL 1955



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