Image: White Shark in peril
A White Shark at a depth of 5 m, North Neptune Island, South Australia, 18 September 2010. The image shows the potentially lethal nature of rubbish discarded into the marine environment. The gills of the fish are being constricted by a plastic packing strap.
- Photographer:
- Andrew Fox
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
- Common name:
- White Shark
- Scientific name:
- Carcharodon carcharias
- Family:
- Lamnidae
- Order:
- Lamniformes
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Tags fishes, ichthyology, White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias, Lamnidae, rubbish,
