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A massive, powerful shark with a blunt snout and dark vertical bars on a grey flank that fade with age. One of the Red Sea's apex predators, it ranges from shallow lagoons to deep offshore water and will eat almost anything it encounters.
This is a protected or non-target species — please don't fish for it. If it's accidentally hooked, release it quickly and unharmed.
Eating & safety
A genuinely dangerous apex predator; encounters demand caution, calm behaviour and experienced supervision.
Stung or poisoned? First-aid steps →Best conditions: Warm summer and autumn waters near reefs and seagrass beds, often at dusk
Nicknamed the ocean's garbage can, tiger sharks have been found with license plates, tyres and other debris in their stomachs.