Tiger Shark
Galeocerdo cuvier
Tiger sharks are large coastal and open-ocean sharks found in warm tropical and subtropical seas, often cruising reefs, estuaries, lagoons, and offshore waters. They are slow, powerful hunters that investigate prey with keen senses and feed on fish, sea turtles, seabirds, rays, carrion, and many other animals. Their broad diet has earned them a reputation as one of the ocean’s least selective predators. Young tiger sharks have bold vertical bars that fade as they grow, giving the species its common name.
- Type
- Fang / Water
- Conservation status
- NT