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Genus Family: Lamnidae 🎣 1 Game Fish ⚠️ 1 Venomous

Carcharodon

Common name: Great white shark

A monotypic genus containing the great white shark, the largest predatory fish on Earth.

Species
1
Max Length
640 cm
Max Weight
1,905.0 kg
Max Lifespan
36 yrs
Avg Trophic
4.50
Threatened
-

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
1

🛡️ Conservation Status

VU
Vulnerable 1

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Taiwan
1 spp.
Mauritius
1 spp.
Portugal
1 spp.
Greece
1 spp.
Mozambique
1 spp.
Canada
1 spp.
South Africa
1 spp.
Kenya
1 spp.
Norway
1 spp.
Eritrea
1 spp.
Tanzania
1 spp.
Brazil
1 spp.
Mexico
1 spp.
Seychelles
1 spp.
Israel
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
1,280 m

🏆 World Records

weight
Great white shark - 1,208.38 kg
Carcharodon carcharias
🎣 Alfred Dean 📍 Ceduna, South Australia 📅 Apr 1959