Common name: White shark
Scientific name: Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758)

Class:
Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fishes)
Order:
Lamniformes
Family:
Lamnidae (mackerel sharks)
Synonyms:
Other common names:
White shark

Habitat type(s):
Habitat description(s)

Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

Conservation:
Global conservation status rank:
G2
Imperiled globally - At high risk of extinction due to rarity or other factors; typically 20 or fewer populations or locations in the world, very few individuals, very restricted range, few remaining acres (or miles of stream), and/or steep declines.
State conservation status rank:
S2S3
Imperiled or Vulnerable in New York - Very vulnerable, or vulnerable, to disappearing from New York, due to rarity or other factors; typically 6 to 80 populations or locations in New York, few individuals, restricted range, few remaining acres (or miles of stream), and/or recent and widespread declines. More information is needed to assign either S2 or S3.
Federal protection:
Not Listed
State protection:
Not Listed
SGCN:
NYNHP track status:
None

More information:
Conservation guide:
None
NatureServe explorer link:
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.102961/Carcharodon_carcharias/