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Galeocerdo cuvier
Size: to 24 ft
Habitat: open ocean, also enters rivers and bays at night
Notes: extremely dangerous
The serrated teeth are designed for sawing chunks from large prey items
If you are going to worry about a shark, let it be this one. Tiger Sharks are big, bold and inquisitive, and frequently come close inshore. They are also remarkably undiscriminating in their eating habits, which makes them even more likely to attack a swimmer, or anything for that matter.
Tiger sharks have the ability to evert ( turn inside-out ) their stomachs, much like starfish. This allows them to 'test' all sorts of food items that would otherwise choke them, like license plates and surfboards.
The tiger-stripe markings are readily apparent in this shot.Note that this shark and the one above are both swimming over coral reefs, nowhere near New Jersey!A Tiger shark approaches some floating chum. Note the squared-off muzzle. The green water looks like somewhere in Florida.A Tiger shark swims in the surf off Australia. Habits like this are what make this shark so dangerous. Fortunately for us, Australia is very far from New Jersey.Tiger shark displaying its bad habits
