Species learning profile

بڑی سفید شارک

Carcharodon carcharias

Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is a saltwater fish associated with open ocean habitat in Global. A warm-bodied hunter with extraordinary senses.

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At a glance

پانی
سمندری پانی
Habitat
کھلا سمندر
زیادہ سے زیادہ لمبائی
600 cm
پھیلاؤ
دنیا بھر میں
خاندان
Lamnidae
رتبہ
Lamniformes

Observe

How to identify بڑی سفید شارک

  • Grey above and white underneath.
  • Powerful torpedo shape with a tall triangular dorsal fin.
  • Reported maximum length: 600 cm — a genuinely giant fish. Maximum is not the same as typical adult size.

Field note: color, size, and markings can change with age, sex, season, depth, and lighting. Use several traits together.

Place and pattern

Where it lives—and how it behaves

Habitat and range

This species is associated with open ocean habitat across Global. With little fixed shelter, currents, temperature fronts, depth, and moving prey define its open-ocean world.

Behavior

Uses open ocean habitat for feeding, shelter, migration, or reproduction.

Food-web connections

What it eats and why it matters

Diet

A species-specific mix of plant material, plankton, invertebrates, or other fish.

Ecological role

It helps move energy across great distances in a food web with few physical boundaries..

Remember

One fact worth keeping

بڑی سفید شارک تقریباً 600 سینٹی میٹر تک بڑھ سکتی ہے اور عموماً کھلا سمندر کے قریب ملتی ہے۔

Think like a conservationist

A conservation lens

Wide-ranging ocean fish can cross many jurisdictions, so bycatch, harvest limits, and international cooperation matter.

This habitat lens is not a current population-status assessment. Status can differ among regions and change as new assessments are published; follow the reference links and local fisheries or wildlife agencies for current decisions.

Recall

Quick knowledge check

Which habitat is most closely associated with Great white shark in this guide?

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References and further reading

Fishdle summarizes stable identification and ecology concepts in plain language. Taxonomy and population knowledge continue to change, so use primary assessments and regional authorities for conservation or management decisions.

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