Galeocerdo | |
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Galeocerdo cuvier | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Carcharhinidae |
Genus: | Galeocerdo |
Type species | |
Galeocerdo cuvier |
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Species | |
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Galeocerdo is a genus of requiem sharks that have lived since the Eocene epoch. While formerly diverse, only Galeocerdo cuvier (the modern tiger shark) survives today.
Species in the genus Galeocerdo include: