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Carcharodon carcharias

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Great White Shark

Also known as: Anchovy-Eater, Blue Pointer, Cowshark, Death Shark, Demon Shark, Great White Death, Jumping Shark, Man-Eater Shark, Mudshark, Tommy, Tuna Shark, Uptail, White Death, White Pointer, White Shark

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About

Habitat

Pelagic-oceanic

Depth

0–1280 m

Max size

6.4 m

Max weight

3.23 t

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Lifespan

36 yrs

Taxonomy

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Lamniformes

Family

Lamnidae

Where to find it

common

Australia (East Coast)New Zealand (South Island)South Africa (Cape)

occasional

Australia (Temperate South)Madagascar

Other species in Lamnidae

Isurus paucus

Longfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

Shortfin Mako

Lamna nasus

Porbeagle

Lamna ditropis

Japanese Mackerel Shark