Bigeye sand tiger: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Bigeye sand tiger Odontaspis noronhai Least concern

Where the bigeye sand tiger lives, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 5 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See sharks on the world map

Scientific name	Odontaspis noronhai
Group	Sharks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Lamniformes
Family	Odontaspididae

Is the bigeye sand tiger endangered?

The bigeye sand tiger’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the bigeye sand tiger?

The bigeye sand tiger (Odontaspis noronhai) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Lamniformes and the family Odontaspididae, genus Odontaspis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bigeye sand tiger

The bigeye sand tiger (Odontaspis noronhai) is an extremely rare species of mackerel shark in the family Odontaspididae, with a possible worldwide distribution. A large, bulky species reaching at least 3.6 m (12 ft) in length, the bigeye sand tiger has a long bulbous snout, large orange eyes without nictitating membranes, and a capacious mouth with the narrow teeth prominently exposed. It can be distinguished from the similar smalltooth sand tiger (O. ferox) by its teeth, which have only one lateral cusplet on each side, and by its uniformly dark brown color.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bigeye sand tiger (revision 1354928093), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1548048 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).