Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Elasmobranchii > Order: Lamniformes > Family: Lamnidae > Genus: Carcharodon > Species: Carcharodon carcharias

Great white shark - Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Threat status Europe	Critically Endangered (IUCN)
Protected by	11 international agreements

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Vulnerable

Europe

Critically Endangered

Not evaluated

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Not available

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species	In the Mediterranean	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention)	Annex I: migratory species which are endangered and must be protected by Parties	Synonym for this species is listed in Appendix I of the Bonn Convention (CMS). See there for more details.	http://www.cms.int/
	Annex I: migratory species which are endangered and must be protected by Parties
	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement.	Synonym for this species is listed in Appendix II of the Bonn Convention (CMS). See there for more details.
	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement.
Memorandum of understanding on the conservation of migratory sharks - under Bonn Convention (Sharks MOU)	Annex 1: species for which measures have to be taken to improve or restore a favourable conservation status		http://www.cms.int/sharks/en
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)	Annex II: (a) all species which, although not necessarily now threatened with extinction, may become so unless trade in specimens of such species is subject to strict regulation in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival; and (b) other species which must be subject to regulation in order that trade in specimens of certain species referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph may be brought under effective control.	Synonym for this species is listed in CITES. See there for more details.	http://www.cites.org/eng
	Annex II: (a) all species which, although not necessarily now threatened with extinction, may become so unless trade in specimens of such species is subject to strict regulation in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival; and (b) other species which must be subject to regulation in order that trade in specimens of certain species referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph may be brought under effective control.
Commission regulation (EU) No 1320/2014, of 1 December 2014, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (EU regulation of trade of fauna and flora)	Annex B includes: All other CITES Appendix II species, except where EU Member States have entered a reservation; Some CITES Appendix III species * Some non-CITES species		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...s/legislation_en.htm
Barcelona Convention Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (SPA/BD Protocol)	Annex II: Endangered or threatened species that the Parties shall manage with the aim of maintaining them in a favourable state of conservation. They shall ensure their maximum possible protection and recovery.	Synonym for this species is listed in Appendix II of the Barcelona Convention Protocol. See there for more details.	http://rac-spa.org/protocol http://rac-spa.org/sites/def...sion_ig_19_12_en.pdf
	Annex II: Endangered or threatened species that the Parties shall manage with the aim of maintaining them in a favourable state of conservation. They shall ensure their maximum possible protection and recovery.		http://rac-spa.org/protocol http://rac-spa.org/sites/def...sion_ig_19_12_en.pdf

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Blå haj	Danish	Fishbase
Grand requin blanc	French	Fishbase
Great white shark	English	Fishbase
Huta tax-Xmara	Maltese	Fishbase
Hvithai	Norwegian	Fishbase
Jaquentón blanco	Spanish	Fishbase
Jaquetón	Spanish	Fishbase
Karkarias	Turkish	Fishbase
Kelb Abjad	Maltese	Fishbase
Kelb il - bahar Abjad	Maltese	Fishbase
Kelb il-bahar	Maltese	Fishbase
Kelb il-bahar abjad	Maltese	Fishbase
Man-eater	English	Fishbase
Man-eater shark	English	Fishbase
Maneater	English	Fishbase
Mangeur d'hommes	French	Fishbase
Marrajo	Spanish	Fishbase
Menschenhai	German	Fishbase
Mensen haai	Dutch	Fishbase
Pas modrulj	Serbian	Fishbase
Pescecane	Italian	Fishbase
Peshkagen njeringrenes	Albanian	Fishbase
Peshkaqen njeringrenes	Albanian	Fishbase
Rechin alb	Romanian	Fishbase
Rechin mancator de oameni	Romanian	Fishbase
Sbrillias	Greek	Fishbase
Silfjun	Maltese	Fishbase
Skylópsaro sbríllios	Greek	Fishbase
Squalo bianco	Italian	Fishbase
Stor vit haj	Swedish	Fishbase
Tubarao de Sao Tomé	Portuguese	Fishbase
Tubarão-de-São-Tomé	Portuguese	Fishbase
Valkohai	Finnish	Fishbase
Vithaj	Swedish	Fishbase
Weißhai	German	Fishbase
White pointer	English	Fishbase
Wittehaai	Dutch	Fishbase
Zarlacz ludojad	Polish	Fishbase

Synonym	Author
Squalus carcharias	Linnaeus, 1758
Carcharias lamia	Rafinesque, 1810
Carcharodon rondeletii	Müller & Henle, 1841
Carcharodon lamia	Moreau, 1881
Carcharias atwoodi	Storer 1848
Carcharias maso	Norris 1898
Carcharias rondeletii	(Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharias verus	Cloquet 1822
Carcharias vulgaris	(Richardson 1836)
Carcharodon albimors	Whitley 1939
Carcharodon capensis	Smith 1839
Carcharodon smithii	Agassiz 1838
Squalus vulgaris	Richardson 1836
Carcharias vorax	Owen, 1853
Carcharodon smithi	Bonaparte, 1838

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea search	Fauna Europaea
FishBase	FishBase
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Species+	Species+ by UNEP-WCMC
Wikipedia	Wikipedia
WoRMS	World Register of Marine Species

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