Carcharodon hubbelli (SciiFii)

The Hubbell's white shark (Carcharodon hubbelli), also known as the lesser white shark, is a species of white shark that originally evolved between 8 and 5 million years ago during the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene epochs and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced throughout the modern tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Ocean to help boost biodiversity. The Hubbell's white shark is a transitional species, showing intermediate features between great white sharks and smaller mako sharks. As such, the Hubbell's white shark fills a similar ecological niche to both mako sharks and great white sharks, but it avoids competition from them by occupying different physical locations. Although these sharks might occupy different locations, some can be found inhabiting the same range, with up to 5 in certain areas. The Hubbell's white shark is an opportunistic hunter that preys mainly on bony fishes, cephalopods, seabirds, and pterosaurs throughout the water column, including the bottom. Most commonly found over food-rich banks on the outer continental shelf, it makes occasional forays both close to shore and into the open ocean to a depth of 1,360 meters (4,460 feet). It also conducts long-distance seasonal migrations, generally shifting between shallower and deeper water. The Hubbell's white shark is fast and highly active, with physiological adaptations that enable it to maintain a higher body temperature than the surrounding water. It can be solitary or gregarious, and has been known to perform seemingly playful behavior. This shark is aplacental viviparous with oophagy, developing embryos being retained within the mother's uterus and subsisting on non-viable eggs. Females typically bear four pups every year. The conservation status of the Hubbell's white shark is Near Threatened due to overfishing and persecution, often being mistaken for a far more dangerous great white shark, however, thanks to the conservationists, the Hubbell's white shark is a protected species and the zoologists are educating many people on the differences between Hubbell's white sharks and great white sharks to avoid further persecution.
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