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Sand Tiger Shark

Carcharias taurus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 33, February 17, March 17, April 35, May 24, June 22, July 11, August 8, September 12, October 14, November 22, December 25.
United States1,655
Australia240
New South Wales228
North Carolina177
South Africa35
Massachusetts30
Virginia29
Maryland29
New Jersey20
KwaZulu-Natal19

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassCartilaginous Fishes · Chondrichthyes
OrderMackerel Sharks · Lamniformes
FamilySand Tiger Sharks · Carchariidae
GenusCarcharias

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