Fatal tiger shark attack in New Caledonia erroneously ascribed to great white shark

Published online on 28. April 2015 Fatal tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier attack in New Caledonia erroneously ascribed to great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias Philippe Tirard, Claude Maillaud, Philippe Borsa ABSTRACT: To understand the causes and patterns of shark attacks on humans, accurate identification of the shark species involved is necessary. Often, the only reliable evidence