Author: (Risso, 1810)
FBname: Smalltooth sand tiger
Comments: Found on or near the bottom of the continental and insular shelves and upper slopes (Ref. 6871); sometimes in shallow water (Ref. 6871).  Tagging showed the species dives up to 2,000 m at Malpelo Island, Colombia (S.Bessudo, pers.comm. 06/09).  Feeds on small bony fishes, squids, and crustaceans (Ref. 13568).  Uses its long body cavity and large, oily liver to regulate buoyancy.  Ovoviviparous, embryos feeding on yolk sac and other ova produced by the mother (Ref. 50449).  Not implicated in attacks on people (Ref. 247).  Flesh utilized for  human consumption and liver for its high squalene content (Ref. 247); utilization of fins, jaws and cartilage (Ref.58048).