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Lamnidae
family of fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Mackerel sharks | |
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Great white shark Carcharodon carcharias | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | Lamniformes |
Family: | Lamnidae J. P. Müller and Henle, 1838 |
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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]