Species ID
View AllWhite Shark
( Carcharodon carcharias )
Description
How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
- CAUTION: Extremely Dangerous. Has been known to attack humans
- Is a member of the family Lamnidae (makos, white, mackerel & porbeagle sharks)
- Can grow to 6.4m in length and 3 tonnes in weight
- Grey to bronze above, white below
- Lives for over 30 years
- Teeth are triangular and serrated
- Found in Australia’s temperate and subtropical waters from WA to QLD
- Frequents continental shelf and coastal waters
- Was the star in the movie Jaws
- Protected in all Australian waters
- Vulnerable
- Generally solitary
