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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 had been estimated to live to about 200 years, but a study published in 2016 found that a 5.02 m (16.5 ft) specimen was between 272 and 512 years old. That makes the Greenland shark the longest-lived vertebrate. The maximum lifespan of the freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) may be 210–250 years.
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.
A mysterious shark that may count as the world’s largest predatory fish ... which means they mature later and have a long lifespan. ... Great white shark weighing 1,500 pounds washes onto ...
The great white shark is more closely related to the ... A 2015 study estimated the average total body length at 10. ... and a maximum lifespan of about 25 years.
A 12-foot-9-inch great white shark dubbed "Vimy," which was captured off the northeastern coast of the U.S., had two big bite marks on his head and body made by an even larger shark, researchers ...
LeeBeth is a 14.1-foot, 2,600-pound female great white shark. On December 8, a satellite tag was placed on her by Captain Chip Michalove of Outcast Sport Fishing off the coast of South Carolina ...
Select examples include the bull shark, tiger shark, great white shark, mako sharks, thresher sharks, and hammerhead sharks. Sharks are caught by humans for shark meat or shark fin soup. Many shark populations are threatened by human activities. Since 1970, shark populations have been reduced by 71%, mostly from overfishing.