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Why is the great white shark a mackerel shark?
The Family that the Great White Shark belongs to is the Lamnidae, this group is referred to as the mackerel sharks, this is not indicative of their diet, but relates to their general body shape
Who eats tigershark?
Bigger sharks like whale shark and great white shark. that is not true whale sharks only eat plankton
What is the genus name for the great white shark?
Carcharodon Carcharias (ragged-toothed one). Family of Isuridae (Mackerel Sharks).
When did the mackerel shark go extinct?
Saber toothed fish still exist. They live in the deep waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. There are eight known species belonging to three genera.
What are the levels of taxonomic classification for great white sharks?
Great white sharks are of the species Carcharodon carcharias.The classifications are:Kingdom - AnimaliaPhylum - ChordataClass - Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish)Subclass - ElasmobranchiiSuperorder - SelachimorphaOrder - LamniformesFamily - Lamnidae (mackerel sharks)Genus - CarcharodonSpecies - carcharias
What is more dangerous the great white shark or the whale shark?
The Great White Shark. Is this a joke? Whale sharks are fricken harmless goddammit! Great whites eat meat while whale sharks eat plankton
Why do sharks eat plankton?
No. Well, maybe by accident. An animal as big as a great white would have to be a filter feeder to be able to eat plankton efficiently. And the great white isn't. It prefers bigger prey.
Can you give me an example of a food web?
an example of a food web would be: Crabs, Shrimp, Manatees, Planton all eat vegetation seagulls eat crabs seal eats plankton great white sharks eat manatees small tooth sawfish, dolphin eat shrimp hawks, great white sharks, orca eat seagulls great white shark, orca eat seal great white sharks eat small tooth sawfish orca eat dolphin
Can a shark get killed by a jellyfish?
Depends on the species of sharks. A large species of shark like a great white shark or a mako shark can kill any jellyfish, but would get stung. Smaller sharks species would get killed after they ripped the tentacles.
Can a jellyfish sting kill a shark?
Most likely, yes. A man of war jellyfish has such deadly tenticles full of strong poison that could kill a shark easily.Another AnswerPossibly, but the man of war jellyfish is more likely to badly injure the shark than kill it. It all depends on the size of the tentacles of the man of war jellyfish and the type of the shark. But it is very likely for the man of war jellyfish to kill a hammer head shark or other smaller species of sharks.
What does tuna eat?
other fish like squid, mackerel, and octopus
Is a great white shark a plankton nekton or benthos?
Tiger sharks (like all sharks) are nekton. They actively swim around and catch their food, unlike benthos which live on the ocean floor and mostly filter-feed.
