Smalltooth sand tiger shark
Odontaspis ferox
| Length | Up to 12 ft, generally 5 to 7 ft |
| Description | Medium to dark gray dorsally, sometimes with scattered darker reddish spots on sides, lighter ventrally with blotches; pointed snout |
| Food | Eats crustaceans, squid, fishes (including rays) |
| Habitat | Pelagic waters and at deep bottom areas, from near the surface to depths of over 2,500 ft |
| Reproduction | Aplacental vivipary, presumed uterine cannibal; litter size uncertain; size at maturity 9 ft for males, females uncertain |