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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Lamnidae Mackerel sharks or white shark

Genus: Carcharodon

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Photo by De Maddalena, A.

Cosmopolitan, mostly amph
Max. Length 594 cm TL
Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by De Maddalena, A.
 
Carcharodon carcharias
[Great white shark]
1 Species of Family Lamnidae with Genus Carcharodon
(Mackerel sharks or white shark)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1758 Carcharodon carcharias Great white shark Cosmopolitan, mostly amph 594 TL



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