- Coex Aquarium, Ocean Kingdom
Admire the magnificent Sand Tiger Shark
Information session and meal time: Every day at 1:30 PM (approximately 8 minutes)
Book NowHabitat
Subtropical and temperate waters excluding the Eastern Pacific, 1m to 191m depth
Size
Approximately 320cm
Diet
>60% of their diet consists of bony fish, other sharks, stingrays, squid, crustaceans, etc.
Range
East Coast waters of Japan, Australia, South Africa, North America and South America
Sand Tiger Shark
Scientific name: Carcharias taurus
Common name: Sand tiger shark
- Generally, sharks' heads are round, however the sand tiger's head is sharp and conical.
- Their back is greyish-brown in colour and their belly is white!
- While swimming, they usually open their mouth showing three rows of teeth. This may look scary to some, however they are gentle in nature and do not pose a threat to humans.
Did you know?
- Unlike many other fishes, sharks do not have swim bladders. Instead, they have a large amount of oil contained in their livers, which allows it to maintain buoyancy.
- Sand tiger sharks are the only shark species that create neutral buoyancy by gulping in air and retaining it in their stomachs, allowing them to remain motionless. This helps them to make surprise attacks on their prey!
Meet the sharks
How many sand tiger sharks live in the Ocean Kingdom? Let's find out together at Coex Aquarium!
