Phenotype of the great white

Here we explain what the great white looks like and how its coloration changes with age.

Great white: what is it like
Mass
1212739–3267976 g
Length
3500–6500 mm
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Carcharodon carcharias
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The great white shark is one of the largest predatory fish in the ocean. It hunts marine mammals and has powerful jaws with sharp teeth.
The great white shark differs from other sharks in its enormous size and special tooth structure. It is important for nature because it controls the population of marine mammals and maintains balance in the ocean.
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Mass (adult shark, male)
520000–1700000 g
Mass (adult shark, female)
800000–2500000 g
Mass (fry)
20000–400000 g
Length (roe)
0–1800 mm
Length (fry)
1200–3500 mm
Length (adult shark, male)
3500–5000 mm
Length (adult shark, female)
4500–6500 mm
Teeth count (adult shark)
200–300
Teeth count (fry)
200–300
Body size (adult shark)
3500–6500 mm
Teeth size (fry)
15–30 mm
Teeth size (adult shark)
25–65 mm
Jaws size (adult shark)
800–1200 mm
Dorsal fin size (adult shark)
400–900 mm
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Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
Worker
Were {name} like {animal}, then:
birth time
Pelagic Ocean
Jaws size
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
days
marine pelagic
live octopuses, squids
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
adult shark
Maturity
cephalopods
About health
marine coastal
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Truck
Repro interval
results
Colors
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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Teeth color
live fish
Jaws color
all seas and oceans
Trophic type
Filters
Captures or processes food by biting or nipping with the mouth.
Upcoming birthdays
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Age (embryo)
Wanderers
far from shore, deep water, large whales and sharks live here
world of Australasia
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
More:
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
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reptiles
Lifespan average
water is almost always cold, there may be ice in winter, not hot in summer
Regeneration
beasts
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
birds
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
fish
end of acceleration
the upper illuminated layer of the sea, 0–200 meters
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
Cold sea
water is cool or warm, cold in winter, comfortable to swim in summer
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
where the river flows into the sea, slightly salty water, lots of fish and birds
Pets
Belly color
biting
{name} jubilee
cm
Old-timers
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turns
Rascals
Teeth size
Litter size
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
more than 0.35 tons, from 2.5 meters
°C
Not specified
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pelagic zone — open water far from shore and seabed
Where are they found?
all seas and oceans
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
Dorsal fin size
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Elders
Bro
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Taxons
carnivore
if born as {name}
age
birth date
no permanent shelter
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
Marine world
marine epipelagic
The basics
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
primary food sources
teeth
Temperate sea
Potential Habitat
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
Gestation
live reptiles, lizards, snakes, turtles
Body size
islands and part of Australia, many unusual animals and plants
{name} birthday
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live birds
On the map
lunge
Female ♀
all life stages
Body color
large fish
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0 Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
large mammals
birth year
Maturity
sq mm
yr
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
live mammals, mice, hares, deer and others
Neither
from birth to adulthood
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
Marine world
from birth to death
fry
Hard dental structures used to bite, tear, or scrape food.
River estuary into the sea
Duration
saline marine habitat
This is me
Gamers
Teeth count
How are they built?
marine
shallow near the shore, water rises and falls, crabs live here
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
Link copied
coastal marine zone — shelf, neritic zone
My age?
wk
My size?
Dorsal fin color
Asexual
swap
active predation
Who among us will transform as if by magic and become like {animal}?
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Littoral Zone
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
whole life
Hermaphrodite ⚥
roe
Length
kg
Rapid forward strike to seize prey.
Observations
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fry
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young fish
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