Tiger shark
Galeocerdo cuvier · The tiger shark is a large predator, found in many tropical and temperate waters, especially around central Pacific islands.
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Chondrichthyes |
| Order | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family | Galeocerdonidae |
| Genus | Galeocerdo |
| Species | Galeocerdo cuvier |
Where it lives
Tropical and warm temperate seas worldwide, especially around Pacific islands.
Fun facts
- Tiger sharks have the widest food spectrum of any shark, eating everything from crustaceans and fish to seals, birds, sea turtles, dolphins and even smaller sharks.
- Tiger sharks are nicknamed the "garbage can of the sea" because they sometimes swallow things like license plates, oil cans, tires and baseballs.
- The tiger shark's stripes fade as it grows up, so young sharks look the most tiger-like.
- A mother tiger shark can give birth to a litter of 10 to 80 pups after carrying them inside her body for up to 16 months.
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Facts and taxonomy adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).