Lamnidae
The Lamnidae are the family of mackerel sharks known as white sharks.[1] They are large, fast-swimming predatory fish found in oceans worldwide.
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| Great white shark Carcharodon carcharias | |
Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Lamnidae |
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"Carcharodontidae" (Gill, 1832) | |
The name of the family is formed from the Greek word lamna, which means "fish of prey", and was derived from the Greek legendary creature, the Lamia.[2]
References
- ↑ McEachran, J.. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico (1998)University of Texas Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-292-75206-1. OCLC 38468784. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ↑ ISBN 9781258302863: A source-book of biological names and terms, 1944, Edmund Carroll Jaeger
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