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Indian sand tiger (Carcharias tricuspidatus)
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Indian sand tiger (Carcharias tricuspidatus) specimen
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Odontaspididae

Indian sand tiger

Carcharias tricuspidatus

Fierce looks masking calm slow swimming

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Indian sand tiger is known from Indian Ocean as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Maximum length
370 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Indian Ocean: India and Pakistan. Possibly in Indonesia, Indochina, Australia, Philippines and northern China.

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