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
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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
.