Snorkel Hawaii - Bigeye Sand Tiger Shark

Family	Odontaspididae
Description	Sand tigers
Environment	Marine
Etymology	Greek, odous = tooth, teeth + Greek, aspidos = wide shield
Genus	2
No. of Species	4
Order	Lamniformes
Class	Elasmobranchii
Reproductive Guild	Bearers
Distribution	Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, cool temperate to tropical. Gill openings all in front of pectoral fin, relatively large but not extending onto dorsal surface of head; eyes relatively small; caudal peduncle without a lateral keel; caudal fin asymmetrical with relatively short ventral lobe. Ovoviviparous, embryos feeding on yolk sac and other ova produced by the mother (Ref. 50449), except Carcharias taurus. Maximum length 3.6 m.