Family Odontaspididae - Sand tigers
  Order
:
  Class
:
Elasmobranchii
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 2 | Species : 4 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
:
upper   Cretaceous    
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
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.
  Etymology
:
Greek, odous = tooth, teeth + Greek, aspidos = wide shield ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
bearers
  Typical activity level
:
normal
  Main Ref
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  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Odontaspididae as currently in FishBase

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In the column CofF, the digit indicates the status of synchronization with CofF: 0: Not checked; 1: Same status;   2: Different status;   3: Other combination;   4: Synonym in CofF;   5: Species/Subspecies issue;   6: Synonym of another species in CofF;   7: Not in CofF;   8: Should not be in CofF. The CofF version currently used is the one published on 23-07-2014 (Ref. 97102).

The list ordered as follows:

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination CofF
Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810)
acceptedseniornew
Squalus ferox Risso, 1810
synonymseniororiginal2
Carcharias ferox (Risso, 1810)
synonymseniornew
Odontaspis herbsti Whitley, 1950
synonymjuniororiginal2
Carcharias taurus (non Rafinesque, 1810)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Odontaspis noronhai (Maul, 1955)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal2
Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810
acceptedseniororiginal2
Carcharhinus taurus (Rafinesque, 1810)
synonymseniornew
Eugomphodus taurus (Rafinesque, 1810)
synonymseniornew
Odontaspis taurus (Rafinesque, 1810)
synonymseniornew
! Charcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810
synonymseniororiginal
Squalus americanus Mitchill, 1815
ambiguoushomonymoriginal2
Odontaspis americanus (Mitchill, 1815)
synonymjuniornew
Squalus littoralis Lesueur, 1818
synonymjuniororiginal2
Squalus macrodus Mitchill, 1818
synonymjuniororiginal2
Carcharias griseus Ayres, 1843
synonymjuniororiginal2
Odontaspis cinerea Ramsay, 1880
synonymjuniororiginal2
Lamna ecarinata Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899
synonymjuniororiginal2
synonymjuniororiginal2
Odontaspis arenarius (Ogilby, 1911)
synonymjuniornew
! Carcharias arenarias Ogilby, 1911
synonymjuniororiginal
Carcharias owstoni Garman, 1913
synonymjuniororiginal2
Squalus lixa LarraƱaga, 1923
ambiguousotheroriginal2
Odontaspis platensis Lahille, 1928
synonymjuniororiginal2
Carcharias platensis (Lahille, 1928)
synonymjuniornew
Odontaspis ferox (non Risso, 1810)
misappliedmisappliednew
Carcharias tricuspidatus (non Day, 1878)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal2
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
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