Habitat and Range
Sand tiger sharks roam the epipelagic and mesopelagic regions of the ocean, sandy coastal waters, estuaries, shallow bays, and rocky or tropical reefs, at depths of up to 19 meters (62 ft). However, sand tiger sharks inhabiting even deeper depths have been recorded. Sand tiger sharks have only been seen in Canadian waters three times: in the Minas Basin of Nova Scotia; near St. Andrews, New Brunswick; and off Point Lepreau, New Brunswick. The sand tiger shark can be found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, and in the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas.
In the Western Atlantic Ocean, the sand tiger shark is found in coastal waters around from the Gulf of Maine to Florida, in the northern Gulf of Mexico around the Bahamas and Bermuda, and from southern Brazil to northern Argentina. The sand tiger shark is also found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the Mediterranean Sea to the Canary Islands, at the Cape Verde Islands, along the coasts of Senegal and Ghana, and from southern Nigeria to Cameroon. In the western Indian Ocean, the shark's habitat ranges from South Africa to southern Mozambique, but it does not live around Madagascar. The sand tiger shark has also been sighted in the Red Sea and may be found as far east as India. In the western Pacific, it has been sighted in the waters around the coasts of Japan and Australia, but not New Zealand. The sand tiger dwells in warmer waters, and migrates according to its hemisphere's seasonal changes (south for the winter; north for the summer). When migrating, the species tends not to travel great distances.
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