The tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) is a fierce predator that eats just about anything. It has tiger-like markings and can grow to be be over 14 feet (4.2 m) long.

Sand Tiger (Carcharias taurus) Copyright Richard Ellis 1997 There may be as many as six distinct species of sand tigers (odontaspids), of which O. taurus is the one found in American waters. The species nomenclature is confusing, because this is a fairly common shark in the waters of Australia, South Africa, South America, Japan, India, and China; and in some locations it has a different ...