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Great white shark images (Carcharodon carcharias) - stock photos, illustrations & facts of the largest predatory fish on Earth, now threatened due to overfishing

We have curated the high quality great white shark images over the years, created by the world’s leading professional wildlife photographers, dedicated scientists & researchers. Our great white shark picture collection include the in-depth coverage of the animal’s various behaviors and anatomical features. This is your go-to stock photo resource for the best great white shark images.

Conservation Status | Threatened Species | Vulnerable Species
Scientific Classification | Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Chondrichthyes > Order: Lamniformes > Family: Lamnidae > Genus: Carcharodon > Species: C. carcharias
Binomial name | Carcharodon carcharias

The great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, is the largest predatory fish on Earth, reaching lengths of more than 20 feet and weighing up 5,000 lb. They are found in coastal surface waters throughout the world, with greater concentrations off the southern coasts of Australia, off South Africa, California, and Mexico's Guadalupe Island.

Great white sharks are carnivorous, and primarily eat fish, including rays, tuna, and smaller sharks, dolphins, porpoises, whale carcasses, seals, fur seals and sea lions, and sometimes sea turtles. The great white shark is the largest predatory fish on Earth, reaching lengths of more than 20 feet and weighing up 5,000 lb.

Great white sharks have slate-gray upper bodies to blend in with the rocky coastal sea floor, but get their name from their white underbellies. They are streamlined swimmers with powerful tails that can propel them through the water at speeds of up to 15 miles per hour. Great whites can leave the water completely, breaching, when attacking prey from underneath. Their mouths are lined with up to 3,000 serrated, triangular teeth arranged in several rows, and they have an exceptional sense of smell to detect prey.

Great white sharks populations have clearly declined to a point at which the great white shark is now considered threatened, due to overfishing and accidental catching in gill nets.
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