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Carcharodon albimorsWhitley, 1939. The great white shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ), also known as the white shark, white pointer, or simply great white, is a species of large mackerel shark which can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans. It is the only known surviving species of its genus Carcharodon.
The Greenland shark has the longest known lifespan of all vertebrate species. One Greenland shark was tagged off the coast of Greenland in 1936 and recaptured in 1952. Its measurements suggest that Greenland sharks grow at a rate of 0.5–1 cm (1 ⁄ 4 – 1 ⁄ 2 in) per year.
Great whites possess large, dagger-like teeth; basking shark teeth are much smaller 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) and hooked; only the first three or four rows of the upper jaw and six or seven rows of the lower jaw function. In behaviour, the great white is an active predator of large animals, not a filter feeder.
Throughout, the great white is characterized as a dogged predator obsessed with human flesh. In real life , its scrawny victims would never outshine the allure of a plump seal.
A 13-foot, 4-inch great white shark is being tracked off Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and scientists expect it to be joined by countless others in coming weeks.
A 2,076-pound, 15-foot-5-inch-long great white shark making its way down the eastern coast of the U.S. over the last few weeks was spotted near South Carolina and Florida amid its migration.
Comparison of the size of a salmon shark (top) and its relative the great white shark (bottom) The salmon shark generally grows to between 200 and 260 cm (6.6–8.6 ft) in length and weighs up to 220 kg (485 lb). Males appear to reach a maximum size slightly smaller than females.
LeeBeth, a 14-foot, 2,600-pound great white shark, is outfitted with a GPS transmitter and was last tracked about 20 miles south of Gulfport, MS. LeeBeth, a 30-year-old great white shark, has ...