Great white shark

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Artwork of great white shark
Real-world info
Name: Carcharodon carcharias
(great white shark)

Family: Lamnidae (mackerel sharks)
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 サメ
 鲨鱼
 Grand requin blanc
 Tiburón
 Squalo bianco
 Большая белая акула
 상어
 鯊魚
 Grand requin blanc
 Tiburón
 Hai
 Witte haai

The great white shark (known as the shark prior to Animal Crossing: New Horizons) is a sea fish in the Animal Crossing series that first appeared in Animal Crossing: Wild World. It appears during the evening and at night in the summer, has a finned shadow, and sells for 15,000 Bells.

Catch details

In Wild World

#55

Great white shark
"I caught a shark! It was a shark attack!"

Description They lose and replace their teeth often. Their teeth, however, are actually scales.
Time of year Jun – Sep
Time of day All day
Peak times N/A
Location Sea
Shadow size Huge (finned)
Fish size 540 cm
Selling price  15,000 Bells
Furniture size 2.0 x 2.0


In City Folk

#63

Great white shark
"I caught a shark! Check out that toothy grin!"

Description These have rows of teeth that can be replaced indefinably. Lucky shark!
Time of year Jun – Sep
Time of day 4 PM – 9 AM
Peak times N/A
Location Sea
Shadow size Huge (finned)
Fish size About 216 in.
Selling price  15,000 Bells
Furniture size 2.0 x 2.0


In New Leaf

#68

Great white shark
"I caught a shark! GAH! Why am I holding it?!"

Time of year Jun – Sep
All year (Tortimer Island)
Time of day 4 PM – 9 AM
Peak times N/A
Location Sea
Tortimer Island
Shadow size Huge (finned)
Fish size 540 cm
Selling price  15,000 Bells
Furniture size 2.0 x 2.0


In Pocket Camp

#47

Great white shark

Event availability Fishing Tourney: Poolside
Location Saltwater Shores
Shadow size Huge with fin
Fish size 451.6 cm - 628.7 cm
Rarity ★★★
Catch rate 1.6479%
Selling price  8,000 Bells
Request reward  2,000 Bells, 4 Heart PC Icon.png Friendship Points
Fortune Cookie, Bronze Treats, Sparkle Stones (1.6%)


In New Horizons

#74

Great white shark
"I caught a great white shark! Watch out for its jaws!"

Time of year North: Jun – Sep
South: Dec – Mar
Time of day 4 PM – 9 AM
Location Sea
Shadow size Very large (finned)
Rarity Rare
Spawn requirement Catch 50 total fish
Selling prices  Nook's Cranny 15,000 Bells
 C.J. 22,500 Bells
Furniture size 3.0 x 2.0


Donating to the museum

In Wild World

Blathers will say this upon donation of the shark:

"Shark flesh is often used in processed seafood products, eh wot? As such, you might wonder why it isn't grilled like other fish, am I correct? Well, shark tends to reek of ammonia, you know. And that is NOT good."

In City Folk

"If one were so inclined, one could sit around pulling shark teeth all day. They simply keep growing back! I've heard that over a shark's lifetime, it will go through thousands of teeth, which is disconcerting. ...Anyhoo, no toothpaste needed! How appropriate for a creature that's been around since the dinosaurs!"

In New Leaf

"The triangular teeth of sharks appear to have evolved from scales sometime in the past. When a tooth breaks, it quickly falls out and a new one grows in, keeping them always in good shape for prey. Sharks can be fearsome creatures, able to smell blood from several miles away. They can even jump out of the water to catch prey, making them powerful predators. Contrary to their tough image, their bones are made of cartilage and erroneously used as health food."

In New Horizons

When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:

"Great white sharks are obviously known first and foremost for their biting. They are masters of the craft! They do lose teeth regularly through biting-related activities, but, luckily, those teeth grow back quickly. In fact, their missing teeth can be regrown in a single day. Just imagine their tooth-fairy-related income!"

The great white shark can be found in the second room once donated.

Fishing Tourney

During a Fishing Tourney, when given a shark, Chip will say the following dialogue.

In City Folk

"You can pound shark into a paste and squeeze it into wrappings for shark dogs! Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!"

In New Leaf

"The thing about sharks is, they just go really well either fried or dried! Nice and simple like that! Yeah, even I'm not gonna attempt to down this guy all at once! What do I look like, a whale?"

Gallery

Real-world information

A real great white shark

The great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, is a fish that can be found in waters all over the world in every ocean. Unlike bony fish, sharks have no bones; their skeleton is made of cartilage, which is a tough, fibrous substance, not nearly as hard as bone, but more flexible.

Names in other languages

Japanese サメ
same
Shark

Korean 상어
sang-eo
Shark

Simplified Chinese 鲨鱼
shāyú
Shark

Traditional Chinese 鯊魚
Unknown
Shark

Russian Большая белая акула
Bol'shaya belaya akula
Great white shark

Dutch Witte haai White shark

German Hai Shark

European Spanish Tiburón Shark

European French Requin (NL and before)
Grand requin blanc (NH)
Shark
Great white shark

Italian Squalo bianco White shark