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The great white shark was one of the species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae, in which it was identified as an amphibian and assigned the scientific name Squalus carcharias, Squalus being the genus that he placed all sharks in. By the 1810s, it was recognized that the shark should be placed in a ...
Carcharodon (meaning "jagged/sharp tooth") [1] is a genus of sharks within the family Lamnidae, colloquially called the "white sharks." The only extant member is the great white shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ). The extant species was preceded by a number of fossil ( extinct) species including C. hubbelli and C. hastalis. [2]
The Lamnidae are the family of mackerel sharks known as white sharks. [2] They are large, fast-swimming predatory fish found in oceans worldwide, though prefer environments with colder water. The name of the family is formed from the Greek word lamna, which means "fish of prey", and was derived from the Greek legendary creature, the Lamia. [3]
A great white shark with a white film covering its body was observed off the coast of Southern California. - Carlos Gauna/The Malibu Artist Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter.
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.
We know they can grow up to 14 feet in length – comparable in size to “great” white sharks –making them the third-largest predatory shark in the world. However, almost all sighted in Puget ...
The Lamniformes ( / ˈlæmnɪfɔːrmiːz /, from Greek lamna "fish of prey") are an order of sharks commonly known as mackerel sharks (which may also refer specifically to the family Lamnidae ). It includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the great white, [1] as well as more unusual representatives, such as the goblin shark ...
Keji was tagged by OCEARCH near Ironbound Island Nova Scotia on Sept. 22, 2021. At the time, the male juvenile white shark measured 9 feet 7 inches and weighed in at 578 pounds. Great white sharks ...