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Great White Shark
Carcharodon carcharias
Vulnerable fish
Measurements
Shoulder Height
1.0 m
3'3"
Body Length
5.0 m
16'5"
Weight
1.1 t
2,425 lbs
About Great White Shark
The great white shark is the largest predatory fish on Earth. Reaching 5 meters in length and weighing 1,100 kg, they are apex predators found in all major oceans.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Lamniformes
- Family
- Lamnidae
- Genus
- Carcharodon
Ecology
- Diet
- carnivore
- Habitat
- ocean
- Continent
- Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Oceania, Europe
Fun Fact
Great white sharks can detect a single drop of blood in 100 liters of water from 5 km away.