Great white shark
Overview
The great white shark, scientific name Carcharodon carcharias, also known as the great white, white pointer, white shark, or white death, is a large lamniform
shark
found in coastal surface waters in all major ocean
s. It is known for its size, with the largest individuals known to have approached or exceeded 6 metres (20 ft) in length, and 2268 kilograms (5,000 lb) in weight.
Lamniformes
Lamniformes is an order of sharks commonly known as mackerel sharks . It includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the great white shark, as well as more unusual representatives, such as the goblin shark and the megamouth shark.Members of the order are distinguished by...
shark
Shark
Sharks are a type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body. The earliest known sharks date from more than 420 million years ago....
found in coastal surface waters in all major ocean
Ocean
An ocean is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas.More than half of this area is over 3,000...
s. It is known for its size, with the largest individuals known to have approached or exceeded 6 metres (20 ft) in length, and 2268 kilograms (5,000 lb) in weight.
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