Shark Fact – Great white shark
Posted: January 23rd, 2007 | Author: PJ | Filed under: Personal | Tags: animals, Sharks | 2 Comments »Great White Sharks are a very large species of shark. They are streamlined swimmers, and have a torpedo-shaped body with a pointed snout.
Scientific Name: Carcharodon Carcharias
Great whites are also known as white pointer, white shark, or white death. They are found in coastal surface waters in all major oceans. Reaching lengths of about 6 meters (20 ft) and weighing almost 2,000 kilograms (4,400 lb), the great white shark is the world’s largest known predatory fish. It is the only known surviving species of its genus, Carcharodon.
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Did you hear about that shark that was found in Japan recently? It is said to be a ‘living fossil’. It’s kind of creepy looking- sort of like a very large eel!
It sure sounds like my kind of shark!