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Scientific Name
Carcharodon carcharias
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Chondrichthyes |
| Class | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder | Euselachii |
| Order | Lamniformes |
| Family | Lamnidae |
| Genus | Carcharodon |
| Species | Carcharodon carcharias |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: 'Species of Special Interest for SFAN' list.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Worldwide in warm seas, in eastern Pacific from Chile to Alaska; Data Source: Miller, D. and R.N. Lea 1972. Guide to the Coastal Marine Fishes of California.
Abundance
Uncommon
Management Tags
-
Exploitation Concern
Species of Special Concern Listed in SFAN Inventory Plan Appendix E.
Seasonality Tags
- Resident
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
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Created Date
8/31/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
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Last Modified Date
4/5/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Reference submitted by Sarah Allen, Senior Science Advisor, Point Reyes National Seashore., Park Species Data Source: Ainley, D. G., R. P. Henderson, H. R. Huber, R. J. Boekelheide, S. G. Allen, and T. McElroy. 1985. Dynamics of White Shark/Pinniped Interactions in the Gulf of the Farallones. So. Calif. Acad. of Sci., Memoirs. 9:109-122.
