Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)

General data

Main name: Sand tiger shark
Local names: Sand tiger, Sand shark, Greynurse shark, Grey nurse
Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
Habitat: Saltwater
Native: Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Australia & Oceania
Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Planet Earth, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian ocean

Classification

Genus: Carcharias - Carcharias
Family: Carchariidae - Ragged-tooth sharks
Order: Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks
Class: Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays
Superclass: Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes

Taxonomy of Fishes

Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
- Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays->
  - Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks->
    
    Lamnidae - Mackerel sharks->
    
    Carchariidae - Ragged-tooth sharks->
    
    Carcharias - Carcharias->
    
    Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)
    
    Indian sand tiger (Carcharias tricuspidatus)
    
    Cetorhinidae - Basking sharks->
    
    Odontaspididae - Sand tiger sharks->
    
    Alopiidae - Thresher sharks->
    
    Megachasmidae - Megamouth sharks->
    
    Mitsukurinidae - Goblin shark->
    
    Pseudocarchariidae - Crocodile sharks->
  - Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks->
  - Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays->
  - Torpediniformes - Electric rays->
  - Rajiformes - Skates and rays->
  - Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark->
  - Squatiniformes - Angelsharks->
  - Heterodontiformes - Bullhead and horn sharks->
  - Hexanchiformes - Six-gill sharks->
  - Myliobatiformes - Stingrays->
  - Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks->
  - Echinorhiniformes - Bramble sharks->
  - Pristiophoriformes - Saw sharks->
- Holocephali - Chimaeras->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->