An account of Ichthyofauna of Digha coast, West Bengal Author Yennawar, Prasanna Author Mohapatra, Anil Author Tudu, Prasad Chandra text Records of the Zoological Survey of India 2017 2017-08-01 117 1 4 4 http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117289 journal article 297329 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117289 65429756-07df-406f-a2d0-cba02bf2bfe1 2581-8686 10913757 1. Galeocerdo cuvier (Peron & le Sueur, 1822) Tiger shark (Figure 2) Material examined : 1 ex. ; 22.07.11; Mohana, MARC /ZSI/ F3719 . Description : Body fusiform;head, thorax and abdomen stout. A huge, vertical tiger-striped shark with a broad, bluntly rounded snout, long upper labial furrows, and a big mouth with large, saw-edged, cockscomb-shaped teeth; spiracles present; caudal keels low. Grey above with vertical dark grey to black bars and spots which appear faded in adults, white below. Distribution: It has a worldwide distribution in tropical and warm temperate seas. Atlantic, Indian Ocean; Pacific. IUCN Status : Near Threatened (NT). Remarks : The fish has good fishery value. Size: 9 m .