Lamniformes include a rare species of shallow water shark.
The great white shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ) , also known as the great white , white pointer , white shark , or white death , is a species of large mackerel shark which can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans . Lamniformes . It includes some of the most familiar species of sharks , such as the great white shark , as well as more unusual representatives , such as the goblin shark and the megamouth shark . The spadenose shark ( Scoliodon laticaudus ) is a species of requiem shark , and part of the family Carcharhinidae .