Carcharodon carcharias

Superorder: Galeomorphii

Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Order: Lamniformes

Family: Lamnidae

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External references for this species:

IUCN Red List
Species Regulated by International Treaties

CITES: Appendix II (2005)

CMS: Appendix I (2002)

Traits

Ecological Role

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
Risk Effect High Effect size mean Pooled South Africa devos2015a
Risk Effect High Strength of evidence mean Pooled South Africa devos2015a
Risk Effect High Effect size mean Pooled South Africa devos2015
Risk Effect High Strength of evidence mean Pooled South Africa devos2015
Direct Predation Medium Effect size mean Pooled South Africa hammerschlag2019
Direct Predation Medium Strength of evidence mean Pooled South Africa hammerschlag2019
Risk Effect High Effect size mean Pooled South Africa hammerschlag2019
Risk Effect High Strength of evidence mean Pooled South Africa hammerschlag2019
Trophic Cascade High Effect size mean Pooled South Africa hammerschlag2019
Trophic Cascade Medium Strength of evidence mean Pooled South Africa hammerschlag2019
Risk Effect Low Effect size mean Pooled South Africa hammerschlag2022
Risk Effect High Strength of evidence mean Pooled South Africa hammerschlag2022
Risk Effect Medium Effect size mean Pooled South Africa laroche2008
Risk Effect High Strength of evidence mean Pooled South Africa laroche2008
Risk Effect High Effect size mean Pooled South Africa oconnell2019
Risk Effect High Strength of evidence mean Pooled South Africa oconnell2019
Direct Predation Medium Effect size mean Pooled South Africa towner2022
Direct Predation High Strength of evidence mean Pooled South Africa towner2022
Risk Effect High Effect size mean Pooled South Africa towner2022
Risk Effect High Strength of evidence mean Pooled South Africa towner2022
Prey Medium Effect size mean Pooled South Africa towner2022
Prey High Strength of evidence mean Pooled South Africa towner2022
Direct Predation Medium Effect size mean Pooled South Africa towner2022a
Direct Predation High Strength of evidence mean Pooled South Africa towner2022a
Prey Low Effect size mean Pooled South Africa towner2022a
Prey High Strength of evidence mean Pooled South Africa towner2022a
Prey Low Effect size mean Pooled South Africa wcisel2015
Prey High Strength of evidence mean Pooled South Africa wcisel2015
Risk Effect High Effect size mean Pooled South Africa jewell2019
Risk Effect High Strength of evidence mean Pooled South Africa jewell2019
Risk Effect Medium Effect size mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California jorgensen2019
Risk Effect High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California jorgensen2019
Direct Predation Medium Effect size mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California moxley2019
Direct Predation High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California moxley2019
Risk Effect Medium Effect size mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California moxley2019
Risk Effect High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California moxley2019
Trophic Cascade High Effect size mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California moxley2019
Trophic Cascade High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California moxley2019
Direct Predation Medium Effect size mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California micholson2018
Direct Predation High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California micholson2018
Risk Effect Medium Effect size mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California micholson2018
Risk Effect High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California micholson2018
Trophic Cascade High Effect size mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California micholson2018
Trophic Cascade High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California micholson2018
Direct Predation Medium Effect size mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California tinker2016
Direct Predation High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California tinker2016
Risk Effect Medium Effect size mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California tinker2016
Risk Effect High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California tinker2016
Trophic Cascade High Effect size mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California tinker2016
Trophic Cascade High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California tinker2016
Risk Effect High Effect size mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California hughes2013
Risk Effect Medium Strength of evidence mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California hughes2013
Trophic Cascade High Effect size mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California hughes2013
Risk Effect High Effect size mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California hughes2019
Risk Effect Medium Strength of evidence mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California hughes2019
Trophic Cascade High Effect size mean Pooled Farallon Islands, California hughes2019
Direct Predation Medium Effect size mean Pooled Sable Island, Nova Scotia lucas2010
Direct Predation High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Sable Island, Nova Scotia lucas2010
Direct Predation High Effect size mean Pooled Sable Island, Nova Scotia lucas2000a
Direct Predation High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Sable Island, Nova Scotia lucas2000a
Risk Effect Low Effect size mean Pooled Cape Cod, Massachusetts benson2019
Risk Effect Medium Strength of evidence mean Pooled Cape Cod, Massachusetts benson2019
Risk Effect Low Effect size mean Pooled Cape Cod, Massachusetts moxley2020
Risk Effect High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Cape Cod, Massachusetts moxley2020
Direct Predation Medium Effect size mean Pooled Cape Cod, Massachusetts shea2020
Direct Predation Medium Strength of evidence mean Pooled Cape Cod, Massachusetts shea2020
Direct Predation High Effect size mean Pooled North Carolina myers2007
Direct Predation Medium Strength of evidence mean Pooled North Carolina myers2007
Risk Effect Medium Effect size mean Pooled North Carolina myers2007
Risk Effect Low Strength of evidence mean Pooled North Carolina myers2007
Trophic Cascade High Effect size mean Pooled North Carolina myers2007
Trophic Cascade Low Strength of evidence mean Pooled North Carolina myers2007
Direct Predation Medium Effect size mean Pooled North Carolina grubbs2016
Direct Predation Low Strength of evidence mean Pooled North Carolina grubbs2016
Risk Effect Medium Effect size mean Pooled North Carolina grubbs2016
Risk Effect Low Strength of evidence mean Pooled North Carolina grubbs2016
Trophic Cascade Low Effect size mean Pooled North Carolina grubbs2016
Trophic Cascade Low Strength of evidence mean Pooled North Carolina grubbs2016
Direct Predation Medium Strength of evidence mean Pooled South Africa Natal Coast vanderelst1979
Direct Predation High Effect size mean Pooled South Africa Natal Coast vanderelst1979

Trends

Location Unit Reference
Queensland east coastline, Australia
individual Roff2018 Details
Queensland east coastline, Australia
individual Roff2018 Details
Kwazulu-Natal coast South-Africa
individual dudley2006b Details
New South Wales coast Australia
individual reid2011 Details
West Atlantic
individual baum2003 Details
Northeast USA
individual curtis2014 Details
Northwest Atlantic
individual curtis2014 Details
Northwest Atlantic
individual curtis2014 Details
south west coast of California
individual dewar2013 Details
Northeast USA
individual curtis2014 Details
New York, New Jersey
individual curtis2014 Details

Contributors to the data of this species

  • Simon Dedman
  • Nathan Pacoureau