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Jul 31, 2012 · Sand Sharks: Directed by Mark Atkins. With Corin Nemec, Brooke Hogan, Vanessa Evigan, Eric Scott Woods. The residents of a small town team up to kill a group of evolved sharks that can swim in sand, and are terrorizing local beaches.
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- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Mark Atkins
- 2012-07-31
Sand sharks, also known as sand tiger sharks, gray nurse sharks or ragged tooth sharks, are mackerel sharks of the family Odontaspididae. They are found worldwide in temperate and tropical waters. The three species are in two genera.
Sand shark, any of three species of sharks of the genera Carcharias and Odontaspis. They are found mainly in shallow water, usually at or near the bottom, along tropical and temperate ocean coastlines. They range from about 2.2 to 4.5 metres (7.2 to 14.8 feet) long and are brown or gray above and paler below.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sand Shark Size, Habitat, and Facts. When we picture sharks, we often think of those sleek, powerful predators gliding through the deep blue sea. While that’s accurate for many shark species, though, there is one shark that’s adapted to a different lifestyle – the Sand Shark.
Sand sharks, also known as sand tiger sharks, gray nurse sharks, and ragged tooth sharks, are found throughout the world’s temperate and tropical oceans. There are three species divided into two genera, both of which are part of the Odontaspididae family. Physical Characteristics. Length: Up to 14.8 feet (4.5 meters)
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Sand tiger sharks are large with stocky bodies that range in length from about 2.25 meters (7.4 feet) in C. taurus to 3.6 meters (11.8 feet) in smalltooth sand tiger sharks; however, larger smalltooth sand tiger sharks measuring up to 4.5 meters (14.8 feet) in length and weighing 289 kg (637 pounds) have been reported.
The sand tiger shark ( Carcharias taurus ), gray nurse shark, spotted ragged-tooth shark or blue-nurse sand tiger, is a species of shark that inhabits subtropical and temperate waters worldwide. It inhabits the continental shelf, from sandy shorelines (hence the name sand tiger shark) and submerged reefs to a depth of around 191 m (627 ft). [2] .
