Photo: Fanchon Varenne (IFREMER, Délégation océan Indien (DOI), Département Ressources Biologiques et Environnement (RBE), F-97420 Le Port, France) · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Description
- 📏 up to 4.5 m
- 🌊 lagoons, passes and coastal waters
- 🛡️ Near Threatened (IUCN)
The tiger shark owes its name to the dark bars on the flanks of young animals, which fade with age. It eats almost anything: fish, turtles, seabirds, rubbish. It is one of the most powerful large pelagic sharks, and is met more often offshore or near passes than in the lagoon.
Did you know?
Polynesian tradition gives it different names depending on the archipelago: in the Society Islands it is called maʻo toretore. Polynesians generally regarded sharks with a mix of fear and respect.
Source: TAXREF vernacular database
Tahitian names: TAXREF (INPN/MNHN) – Society Islands. French name: Requin tigre.
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