Great White Shark

The Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as White Pointer, White Shark or Amaletz, is an exceptionally large lamniform shark found in coastal surface waters in all major oceans. Reaching lengths of about 6 meters and a weight near 1,800 kilograms (4,000 pounds), the Great White is the world's largest predatory fish. They are the only known surviving species of their genus, Carcharodon.

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Lamniform - Shark - Ocean - Fish - Species - Genus

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Great Whites have a sixth sense given by the ampullae de lorenzini, which permits them to detect the electromagnetic field emitted by the movement of living animals. Their reputation as ferocious predators is well-earned, yet they are not (as once was believed) indiscriminate "eating machines". Great White sharks primarily eat fish and pinnipeds such as seals and sea lions. They are apex predators; the only animals known to attack them are other Great Whites, sperm whales, orcas, and humans.

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Pinniped - Sea lion - Apex predator - Sperm whale - Orca

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