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    Great White Shark

    Great White Shark

    Carcharodon carcharias

    Sharks & Rays
    Vulnerable

    The Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is recorded at 24 diving areas across 14 countries, most often around Sydney & New South Wales, Lord Howe Island and Cape Town & Western Cape.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 7 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Lord Howe IslandAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    South AustraliaAustralia
    Occasionally seen here
    Sydney & New South WalesAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    VictoriaAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Occasionally seen here
    Isle of PinesNew Caledonia
    Occasionally seen here
    Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia
    Regularly seen here
    Prony BayNew Caledonia
    Regularly seen here
    Bay of IslandsNew Zealand
    Rarely seen here
    FiordlandNew Zealand
    Occasionally seen here
    Caribbean
    BiminiBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    Central America
    Cocos IslandCosta Rica
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    East CoastSouth Korea
    Rarely seen here
    Jeju IslandSouth Korea
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Watamu & MalindiKenya
    Rarely seen here
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Tofo & InhambaneMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Occasionally seen here
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Regularly seen here
    KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa
    Regularly seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderLamniformes
    FamilyLamnidae
    GenusCarcharodon

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