AnAge entry for Carcharodon carcharias
Classification (HAGRID: 01451)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes (Taxon entry)
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Lamnidae
Genus: Carcharodon
- Species
- Carcharodon carcharias
- Common name
- Great white shark
- Synonyms
- Carcharodon albimors, Squalus carcharias
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 50 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 822
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Some estimates suggest these animals may live up to 50 years [0022]. However, in one study a male white shark was estimated to be 73 years old. The largest female white shark in the same study was estimated to be 40 years old, suggesting white sharks may have a higher maximum lifespan than previously thought [1169].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1169] Hamady et al. (2014), Vertebral bomb radiocarbon suggests extreme longevity in white sharks (PubMed)
- [0822] Garcia et al. (2008), The importance of habitat and life history to extinction risk in sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras (PubMed)
- [0022] Cailliet et al. (2001), Age determination and validation studies of marine fishes: do deep- dwellers live longer? (PubMed)
- [0454] Froese and Pauly, FishBase
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 159903
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 13397
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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