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English: The size and growth of the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), represented by various individuals reported in the literature.A small 55 centimetres (22 in) pup, a 5.62 metres (18.4 ft) juvenile, a generic 9 metres (30 ft) young adult, a large 12.1 metres (40 ft) adult, and an exceptionally large adult with a precaudal length of 15 metres (49 ft).
• The largest size the basking shark can reach is uncertain. There are historical reports of basking sharks in the region of 12 to 15 meters (39 to 49 ft) in length, but these lack good evidence. [ 13 ] [ 8 ] [ 14 ] [ 9 ] [ 3 ] An individual reported as 40 feet 3 inches (or 12.27 meters) caught in a herring net in Musquash Harbor in 1851 is ...
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English: Comparison of size of basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and human. The diagram assumes a length of 7 metres for the shark and 1.75 metres for the human (giving a ratio of 4ː1). The diagram assumes a length of 7 metres for the shark and 1.75 metres for the human (giving a ratio of 4ː1).
The maximum size of the whale shark is uncertain. Various reports suggest individuals around 18 metres (59 ft), but many of these reports lack detailed measurements and documentation. McClain et al. (2015) consider this whale shark as the largest reliably measured.
English: Comparison of size of killer whale (Orcinus orca) and great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias).This image assumes an average length of 4.6 metres for a great white shark (males measure 3.4 to 4.0 m (11 to 13 ft), and females measure 4.6 to 4.9 m (15 to 16 ft) on average), and 6.5 metres for a killer whale (males typically range from 6 to 8 metres (20 to 26 ft) and females from 5 to ...
This page describes a template shark article. First part just lists the headings and gives an idea on what to write in each section, the second part gives examples. <A tax box> Including picture and all field as per Wikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life/taxobox usage <A general description of the sharks size and habitat and a few descriptive ...
[3])and Carcharodon megalodon (Average estimated adults size about 16 - 18 m, and a largest size of 20.3 m was extrapolated from ontogenetic trends of the great white shark by Gottfried et al. 1996. [4]) to a human Homo sapiens (180 cm). C. megalodon is only known from teeth and vertebrae, the silhouette shown here is speculative.