Lamnidae
family of fishes
The Lamnidae are the family of mackerel sharks known as white sharks.[1] They are large, fast-swimming predatory fish found in oceans worldwide.
| Mackerel sharks | |
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| Great white shark Carcharodon carcharias | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Family: | Lamnidae J. P. Müller and Henle, 1838 |
| Extant genera | |
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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]
References change
- ↑ McEachran, J.; Fechhelm, J.D. (1998). Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Austin: 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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