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Arguably equalled only by the killer whale
(Orcinus orca) as a marine macropredator, the
great white shark occupies a cosmopolitan range throughout
temperate seas and oceans and will occasionally penetrate
tropical zones.
Principally a dweller of continental shelf waters, it is
found from the surfline to well offshore, at the surface and
to depths over 250m including on the bottom.
It commonly patrols small coastal archipelagos inhabited by
seals and sealions, or waters off rocky headlands where
deepwater lies close to shore, and regularly haunts offshore
fish reefs, banks and shoals.
It is sometimes encountered far from land, out in the great
ocean basins.
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