Massive shark, very high first dorsal fin, minute second dorsal and anal fins, blue-grey upper body with abrupt change to white on the under surface. Possesses a deservedly fearsome reputation as responsible for more human fatalities than any other shark. Animals smaller than 3 m in length feed mainly on fish, but at larger sizes marine mammals are important in the diet. Protected in all Australian waters.

• Max Size: 792 cm
• Sea Temperature Range: 10.2-20.5°C
• Depth: 0-1280m
• Habitat: Coral Reef, Open ocean, Rocky Reef, Seagrass

• Threats: By-catch, Exploitation
• IUCN Threat Status: Vulnerable
• Occurrence: Infrequent (5% of sites)
  Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
• Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
  Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.