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                                                                Sharks The great white shark, also known as the great white, white shark or "white pointer", is a species of large mackerel shark which can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans.  How do sharks reproduce ? Unlike bony fish, who shed eggs and sperm into the water column,  sharks  have developed internal fertilization as a mode of  reproduction . The male's sexual organ, called a “clasper” is located on the pelvic fin. There are three known methods that  sharks  use to eat. These are 1) filter  feeding , 2) tearing and 3) swallowing the prey whole. Filter  feeding  is the method used by Whale  Sharks , Basking  Sharks  and Megamouths. They  feed  mainly on plankton and, altho...