‹ Fish Finder· #618
Great White Shark
Carcharodon carcharias
Bislamasak— names this kind of animal, not this species alone
- Group
- Shark & ray
- Habitat
- Open water
- Max size
- 6.4 m
- Depth
- 0-250 m
- Family
- Lamnidae
The great white shark, also known as the white shark, white pointer, or great white, is a large shark. It is closely related to the mako sharks, the porbeagle, and the salmon shark. It is a robustly built species with a grayish upperside and a white underside. The white shark is one of the largest living shark and fish species, though it is still smaller than the whale shark and basking shark. It has about 300 triangular, serrated teeth that are continuously replaced. Its massive, fatty liver can reach over a quarter of its body weight, providing buoyancy and storing energy. The species is partially warm-blooded, an adaptation that allows it to remain active in colder waters.
Adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Behaviour
A cool-water predator, not a resident: every Vanuatu record comes from white sharks satellite-tagged in New Zealand, crossing these waters on their migration to the tropics and back.