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Superregnum : Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Infraclassis: Euselachii
Division/Cohort: Neoselachii
Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachii
Superordo: Galeomorphii
Ordo: Lamniformes

Familia: Lamnidae
Genus: Carcharodon
Species: C. carcharias
Name

Carcharodon Smith, in Müller & Henle, 1838: 37

Gender: masculine
Type: Squalus carcharias Linnaeus, 1758
Typification: subsequent monotypy

Note:

For the extinct species formerly often treated as Carcharodon megalodon, see †Otodus megalodon

References
Primary references

Müller, J. & Henle, F.G.J. 1838: On the generic characters of cartilaginous fishes, with descriptions of new genera. Magazine of Natural History [Charlesworth, ed.], (new series), 2: 33-37; 88-91.

Additional references
Links

ION
Nomenclator Zoologicus
Carcharodon species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2022. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 08/2021.
Carcharodon and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2022. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

Vernacular names
Afrikaans: Witdoodshaai
مصرى: قرش ابيض كبير
العربية: قرش أبيض كبير
azərbaycanca: İri ağ köpək balığı
български: Голяма бяла акула
भोजपुरी: बिसाल सफेद शार्क
বাংলা: সাদা হাঙ্গর
brezhoneg: Rinkin gwenn
bosanski: Velika bijela ajkula
català: Tauró blanc
کوردی: قڕشی سپی مەزن
čeština: Žralok bílý
Cymraeg: Morgi mawr gwyn
dansk: Hvid haj
Deutsch: Weißer Hai
ދިވެހިބަސް: ފެމުނު މިޔަރު
Ελληνικά: Λευκός καρχαρίας
English: Great White Shark
Esperanto: Blanka ŝarko
español: Gran tiburón blanco
eesti: Mõrtsukhai
euskara: Marrazo zuri
فارسی: کوسه سفید بزرگ
suomi: Valkohai
Nordfriisk: Witj Hei
français: Grand requin blanc
Frysk: Wite haai
Gaeilge: Siorc bán mór
galego: Tiburón branco
Avañe'ẽ: Piraroto morotĩ
עברית: עמלץ לבן
hrvatski: Velika bijela psina
magyar: Fehér cápa
հայերեն: Սպիտակ շնաձուկ
Bahasa Indonesia: Hiu putih
íslenska: Hvíthákarl
italiano: Grande squalo bianco
日本語: ホホジロザメ
Jawa: Hiu putih
ქართული: თეთრი ზვიგენი
қазақша: Үлкен ақ акула
한국어: 백상아리
кыргызча: Кархародон
lietuvių: Didysis baltasis ryklys
latviešu: Lielā baltā haizivs
Malagasy: Antsantsa fotsy
Minangkabau: Hiu putiah
македонски: Голема бела ајкула
മലയാളം: വെള്ളസ്രാവ്
монгол: Аварга цагаан загас
Nederlands: Witte haai
norsk nynorsk: Kvithai
norsk: Hvithai
Diné bizaad: Łóóʼ hashkéhétsoh
occitan: Granda làmia blanca
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ: ਮਹਾਨ ਚਿੱਟੀ ਸ਼ਾਰਕ
polski: Żarłacz biały
پنجابی: چٹی وڈی شارک
پښتو: لوي سپين شارک
português: Tubarão-branco
română: Rechin alb
русский: Белые акулы
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Velika bijela psina
slovenčina: Žralok modrý
slovenščina: Beli morski volk
српски / srpski: Велика бела ајкула
svenska: Vithaj
தமிழ்: வெள்ளைச் சுறா
ไทย: ปลาฉลามขาว
Tagalog: Malaking puting pating
Türkçe: Büyük beyaz köpekbalığı
татарча/tatarça: Ак акула
українська: Акула біла
اردو: عظیم سفید شارک
Tiếng Việt: Cá mập trắng lớn
吴语: 大白鲨
Bân-lâm-gú: Toā-pe̍h-soa
粵語: 大白鯊
中文: 大白鲨

Carcharodon is a genus of sharks within the family Lamnidae. The only extant member of the genus is the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias). Extinct members of the genus include Carcharodon caifassii and Carcharodon hubbelli. Otodus megalodon is still argued by some paleontologists (e.g. Michael D. Gottfried and Ewan Fordyce) to be a close relative of Carcharodon carcharias.[1][2] The megalodon's scientific name was originally 'Carcharodon' megalodon (belonging to the same genus as the great white shark), but more recently, the giant shark has been assigned by most scientists to either the genus Carcharocles or Otodus.

The name of the genus comes from the Greek for "sharp/jagged tooth". A genus of giant carnivorous dinosaur, with sharp, slicing teeth of similar function to those of Carcharodon sharks was given the name Carcharodontosaurus.
References

"Carcharodon hubbelli a.k.a. Hubbell's white shark". Retrieved 2016-06-30.
Ehret, D. J.; et al. (November 2012). "Origin of the white shark Carcharodon (Lamniformes: Lamnidae) based on recalibration of the Upper Neogene Pisco Formation of Peru". Palaeontology. 55 (6): 1139–1153. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2012.01201.x.

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