What is Tiger shark?
{{speciesbox | name = Tiger shark | fossil_range = {{Fossil range|23|0|}} <small>Early [[Miocene]] – present</small><ref>{{cite web|title=Fossilworks Galeocerdo cuvier Peron and LeSueur 1822 (tiger shark)|url=http://fossilworks.org/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=83185|access-date=2019-08-16|archive-date=2020-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731143926/http://fossilworks.org/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=83185|url-status=dead}}</ref> | image = Tiger shark.jpg | image2 = Tiger shark size.svg | status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = | genus = Galeocerdo | species = cuvier | authority = [[François Péron|Péron]] & [[Charles Alexandre Lesueur|Lesueur]], 1822 | range_map = Cypron-Range Galeocerdo cuvier.svg | range_map_caption = Tiger shark range | synonyms = ''Squalus cuvier''<small>[[François Péron|Peron]] and [[Charles Alexandre Lesueur|Lesueur]], 1822</small><br />''Galeocerdo tigrinus'' <small>[[Johannes Peter Müller|Müller]] and [[Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle|Henle]], 1837</small> }} The '''tiger shark''' (''Galeocerdo cuvier'') is a [[species]] of [[Carcharhinidae|requiem shark]], and is the only member of the [[genus]] '''''Galeocerdo'''''. This is one of the largest known species of [[shark]]. It reaches lengths of up to 5.5 metres (18 feet), and weighs over 900&nbsp;kg (2000 pounds). The tiger shark is found throughout the world's [[coastal]] [[temperate]] and [[tropical]] waters, with the exception of the [[Mediterranean Sea]], and have been known to swim to depths of up to 350 metres (1150 feet). Tiger sharks feed mainly on [[bony fish]], [[ray]]s, [[squid]], [[crustacean]]s, [[Pinniped|seals]], and [[dolphin]]s. The tiger shark is the only [[species]] in its family which is [[ovoviviparous]], giving birth to 10-82 pups at a time. == Description == [[File:Gebiss Tigerhai 1.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The jaws of a tiger shark ]] The tiger shark gets its name from the black spots and stripes which run the length of the body, like a [[tiger]]. The front of the body is quite sturdy