2. Reproduction
A male tiger shark reaches sexual maturity when
it reaches a length of 7.5 to 9.5 feet long. A
female tiger shark reaches it at a length of 8.2
to 11 feet long. The tiger shark mates every
three years. The babies lives in the mothers
stomach for six months. A litter can have 8 to
10 babies in it. A tiger shark lives up to 15
years as for as we now.
3. Facts about it
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Chondrichthyes
• Subclass: Elasmodranchii
• Order: Carcharhiniformes
• Family: Carcharhinidae
• Genus: Galeocerdo
• Species: G. Cuvier
• Weight: 1,400 to 2,000 lbs.
• Length: 16 to 25 ft.
• Range: Where ever there are warm currents
• habitat: Close to coast and in tropical or subtropical
areas.
4. Interesting fact
A female tiger shark was
caught in 1957. It was over size
in weight. Its weight was at
6,900 pounds and the length
was at 24 ft. This female was
over weight because it was
pregnant.
5. Life history
• Tiger sharks are ovoviviparous bearing between 10-82
pups per litter. Pups at birth measure between 0.5-1.05
m. The pups are very slender with clearly defined
vertical stripes which fade as they become adults. They
grow quite slowly, which makes them vulnerable to
declines in population due to overfishing.
• Ovoviviparous: eggs are retained within the body of
the female in a brood chamber where the embryo
develops, receiving nourishment from a yolk sac. This is
the method of reproduction for the "live-bearing"
fishes where pups hatch from egg capsules inside the
mother's uterus and are born soon afterward. Also
known as aplacental viviparous.
