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The smalltooth sand tiger or bumpytail ragged-tooth (Odontaspis ferox) is a species of mackerel shark in the family Odontaspididae, with a patchy but worldwide distribution in tropical and warm temperate waters. They usually inhabit deepwater rocky habitats, though they are occasionally encountered in shallow water, and have been known to ...
Rekin piaskowy (Odontaspis ferox) – gatunek dużego rekina z rodziny Odontaspididae, zamieszkujący tropikalne i umiarkowane wody wszystkich oceanów. Zasięg jego występowania, mimo że kosmopolityczny, jest poprzerywany.
Odontaspis (from Greek: ὀδούς odoús 'tooth') and Greek: ἀσπίς aspís 'shield') [2] is a genus of sand shark with two extant species. Description. The prominent cusps of one Odontaspis species ( O. ferox ). Bigeye sand tigers can reach a length of about 3.6 metres (12 ft) and smalltooth sand tigers of about 4.1 m.
The small-toothed sand tiger shark Odontaspis ferox. This species has a worldwide distribution, is seldom seen but normally inhabits deeper water than does C. taurus. The Big-eyed sand tiger shark Odontaspis noronhai, a deep water shark of the Americas, of which little is known.
Found on or near the bottom of the continental and insular shelves and upper slopes (Ref. 6871 ); sometimes in shallow water (Ref. 6871 ). Tagging showed the species dives up to 2,000 m at Malpelo Island, Colombia (S.Bessudo, pers.comm. 06/09). Feeds on small bony fishes, squids, and crustaceans (Ref. 13568 ).
On the 2nd of June 2022, a large individual of 336 cm total length (281 cm fork length) and ± 300 kg of total weight of Odontaspis ferox, was stranded in the inter-tidal area of a small and partially closed estuary named “O Esteiro”. Previously, it has been incidentally captured close to the Cabodeiro beach of Illa de Arousa, a small ...
30 cze 2007 · Abstract. The smalltooth sandtiger shark, Odontaspis ferox, has a cosmopolitan distribution across warm temperate and tropical waters, and although essentially demersal, it has also been captured pelagically in mid-ocean.
