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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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