Great white shark

The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as the white shark, white pointer, or great white, is a large shark. It is closely related to the mako sharks, the porbeagle, and the salmon shark. It is a robustly built species with a grayish upperside and a white underside. It is one of the largest living shark and fish species, being smaller than the whale shark and basking shark. It has about 300 triangular, serrated teeth that are continuously replaced. The white shark's massive, fatty liver can reach over a quarter of its body weight and provides buoyancy and stores energy. The species is partially warm-blooded, an adaptation that allows them to remain active in colder waters. White sharks inhabit tropical and temperate ocean waters around the world and can be found both along the coast and further out to sea. Populations are most concentrated at the Pacific and Atlantic sides of North America and in the waters of southern Africa and Oceania. They are a highly migratory species, traveling between the coast and open ocean and even between continents.