Sand tiger shark  (Carcharias taurus)

Facts

Also known as:Grey nurse shark
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Chondrichthyes
Order Lamniformes
Family Odontaspididae
Genus Carcharias (1)
Size Length: 3.2 m (max) (2)
Weight 159 kg (max) (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1).