Bigeye Sand Tiger.

  Bigeye Sand Tiger.

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They are extremely rare, large and bulky harmless species. They have orange eyes ,long bulbous snout and narrow teeth. It feed on bony fish and squid. They occur in Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Bigeye sand tiger sharks are encountered so infrequently. They have not commercial importance. They mainly live between the depth of  60 and 100m. They are chocolate brown in color without spots. It can be distinguished from the similar Smalltooth sand tiger.

Common Name Bigeye Sand Tiger 
Scientific Name Odontaspis noronhai    
Lifespan 15-40  years
Length6.5- 10.5ft
Mass 87 Kg
Diet Carnivore

Scientific classification about Bigeye Sand Tiger.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata .      
classChondrichthyes.
Order Lamniformes.
FamilyOdontaspididae
GenusOdontaspis
SpeciesO. noronhai


Bigeye Sand Tiger Skull.
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