Animal directory
Sand Tiger Shark
Care, environment, breeding and conservation records for Sand Tiger Shark.
Identity & conservation
- Scientific name
- Carcharias taurus
- Enclosures
- Aquarium
- Status
- Critically endangered
- Status code
- CR
- Regions
- Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean
- Biomes
- Reef
- Edition
- Base game
- Class group
- Fish
- Revealed
- Unknown
- Status groups
- Critically endangered, Threatened
- Tax class
- Chondrichthyes
- Tax family
- Carchariidae
- Tax genus
- Carcharias
- Tax order
- Lamniformes
- Wild population
- Unknown
- Wild population count
- Unknown
Habitat & enclosure
- Barrier grade
- 3
- Barrier height
- 1 m
- Climb proof
- No
- Water barrier
- No
- Temp min
- 16 °C
- Temp max
- 28 °C
- Area land min
- Unknown
- Area land
- Unknown
- Area climbing
- Unknown
- Area deep water
- 420 m² + 240 m² per extra animal
- Area flying
- Unknown
- Area shelter
- Unknown
- Area water
- Unknown
- Humidity
- Unknown
- Plant cover
- 0-70%
- Salinity
- Saltwater
- Terrain
- Rock 0-20%, Sand 20-100%, Soil 0-100%
- Water barrier depth
- Unknown
- Water barrier width
- Unknown
Social life & breeding
- Group size
- 2-6 (up to 6 males, up to 6 females)
- Life expectancy
- 15-30 years
- Bachelor females
- 1-6
- Bachelor males
- 1-6
- Breeding difficulty
- Very Difficult
- Gestation
- 9 months
- Gestation months
- 9 months
- Group name
- Unknown
- Interbirth
- 27 months
- Interbirth months
- 27 months
- Litter label
- Litter size
- Litter size
- 1-2
- Mating season
- Autumn and Winter
- Mating system
- Promiscuous
- Maturity age
- 6 years
- Maturity years
- 6 years
- Shoal fish
- No
- Shoal size
- Unknown
- Sterility age
- Death
Other facts
- Diet
- Whole Fish, Squid
- Colony size
- Unknown
- Colour morphs
- Albino
- Dominance
- Size-based male dominance during breeding season
- Enrichment
- Blood Scent Marker, Bubble Blower - Airstone, Lattice Ball, Submarine Buoy, Water Hoop
- Exhibit types
- Unknown
- Feeders
- Aquatic Feeder - Fish, Suspended Bait
- Nest
- Unknown
- Offspring dispersal
- None
- Size female
- Unknown
- Size male
- Unknown
- Size max
- Unknown
- Size measure
- Temperature
- 16 to 28°C
- Thriving group
- Unknown
- Thriving member of
- Large Indo-Pacific Reef animals
- Thriving with
- Unknown
- Water sources
- Unknown
- Weather dislikes
- Unknown
- Weight female
- Unknown
- Weight female text
- Unknown
- Weight juvenile
- 15 kg
- Weight male
- Unknown
- Weight male text
- Unknown
Research levels
| Level | Unlocks | Research gate |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Thriving Requirement 1: Blood Scent Marker, at least 2; Sand Tiger Shark Fact Sheet | Unknown |
| Level 2 | Thriving Requirement 2: at least 5 objects or plants with the Rocks tag; Fertility Level 1 (+15% fertility) | Unknown |
| Level 3 | Thriving Requirement 3: Food Grade 2; Release groups and release to the wild | Unknown |
| Level 4 | Thriving Requirement 4: at least 5 objects or plants with the Coral tag | Unknown |
| Level 5 | Thriving Requirement 5: Suspended Bait, at least 2; Fertility Level 2 (+30% fertility) | Unknown |
Valid release groups
| Group | Type | Animals |
|---|---|---|
| Solitary Male | Solitary male | 1 male |
| Solitary Female | Solitary female | 1 female |
| Breeding Partners | Breeding partners | 1 male, 1 female |
Sand Tiger Shark2
Biomes1
Barriers at this grade1
Research levels1
Valid release groups1
Related entries66
- Researches species · Sand Tiger Shark (Used by / linked from)
- Sp aquarium · Glass (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Viral Erythrocytic Necrosis (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Suspended Bait (Used by / linked from)
- Has research · Sand Tiger Shark (Requires / provides)
- Thrives with · Ocellated Eagle Ray (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Aquatic Feeder - Fish (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Nematodiasis (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Aquatic Feeder - Fish (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Streptococcosis (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Lattice Ball (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Water Hoop (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Lattice Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Valid release groups · Sand Tiger Shark (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Blood Scent Marker (Requires / provides)
- Has release groups · Sand Tiger Shark (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Bubble Blower - Airstone (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Velvet Disease (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · Javanese Cownose Ray (Used by / linked from)
- Thriving relationships · Javanese Cownose Ray (Used by / linked from)
- Research levels · Sand Tiger Shark (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Blood Scent Marker (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Suspended Bait (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Water Hoop (Requires / provides)
- Reward species · Wildlife Care projects (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Isopodiasis (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Amoebiasis (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Salmonellosis (Used by / linked from)
- Thriving relationships · Humphead Wrasse (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Blood Scent Marker (Requires / provides)
- Biomes · Reef (Requires / provides)
- Asked species · Animal Reintroduction projects (Used by / linked from)
- Zoopedia entry · Sand Tiger Shark (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · White Spot Disease (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Blood Scent Marker (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Aquatic Feeder - Fish (Requires / provides)
- Thriving relationships · Ocellated Eagle Ray (Used by / linked from)
- Sand tiger shark · Sand Tiger Shark (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Piscine Mycobacteriosis (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Furunculosis (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Suspended Bait (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Lattice Ball (Requires / provides)
- Thriving relationships · Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · Humphead Wrasse (Used by / linked from)
- Animals given as rewards · Wildlife Care projects (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Submarine Buoy (Requires / provides)
- Zoopedia entry · Sand Tiger Shark (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Submarine Buoy (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Bubble Blower - Airstone (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Bubble Blower - Airstone (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Aquatic Feeder - Fish (Requires / provides)
- Lives in biome · Reef (Requires / provides)
- Animals by grade · Glass (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Submarine Buoy (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Vibriosis (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Suspended Bait (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Bubble Blower - Airstone (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Water Hoop (Requires / provides)
- Barriers at this grade · Glass (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Reef (Used by / linked from)
- Sand tiger shark · Sand Tiger Shark (Requires / provides)
- Animals in this biome · Reef (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Lattice Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Fusariosis (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Submarine Buoy (Requires / provides)
Sources32
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/animals/humphead-wrasse ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/animals/indo-pacific-leopard-shark ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/animals/javanese-cownose-ray ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/animals/ocellated-eagle-ray ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/animals/sand-tiger-shark ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/barriers/glass ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/biomes ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/biomes/reef ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/conservation-projects/animal-reintroduction ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/conservation-projects/wildlife-care ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/aquatic-feeder-fish ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/blood-scent-marker ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/bubble-blower-airstone ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/lattice-ball ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/submarine-buoy ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/suspended-bait ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/water-hoop ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/release-groups/sand-tiger-shark ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/amoebiasis ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/furunculosis ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/fusariosis ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/isopodiasis ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/nematodiasis ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/piscine-mycobacteriosis ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/salmonellosis ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/sand-tiger-shark ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/streptococcosis ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/velvet-disease ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/vibriosis ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/viral-erythrocytic-necrosis ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/white-spot-disease ·