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title: "Tijgerhaai"
description: "Galeocerdo cuvier — Vissen. The tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) is a species of ground shark, and the only extant member of the genus Galeocerdo and family Galeocerdonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/tiger-shark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tijgerhaai

> Galeocerdo cuvier — Vissen. The tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) is a species of ground shark, and the only extant member of the genus Galeocerdo and family Galeocerdonidae.

- Scientific name: *Galeocerdo cuvier*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 829
- Wikidata: [Q188212](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188212)
- iNaturalist taxon: [52299](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52299)

## Names

- en: Tiger Shark
- de: Tigerhai
- es: Tiburón tigre
- fr: Requin-tigre
- nl: Tijgerhaai
- pt: Tubarão-tigre
- pl: Żarłacz tygrysi

## Countries with the most observations

US (120), AU (76), MV (57), FJ (51), IN (43), BD (26), MX (25), BS (24), EC (14), ZA (12), PF (11), CR (5)

## Summary

The tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) is a species of ground shark, and the only extant member of the genus Galeocerdo and family Galeocerdonidae. It is a large predator, with females capable of attaining a length of over 5 m (16 ft 5 in). Populations are found in many tropical and temperate waters, especially around central Pacific islands. Its name derives from the dark stripes down its body, which resemble a tiger's pattern and fade as the shark matures.
The tiger shark is a solitary, mostly nocturnal hunter. It is notable for having the widest food spectrum of all sharks, with a range of prey that includes crustaceans…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_shark

## Photo

![Tijgerhaai](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tiger-shark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kathy Daniel · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/146856475

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tiger-shark?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).