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• 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 ...
For example, the whale shark reported by Kaikini et al. (1959) was reported at 12.1 m in total length, the precaudal length was reported at 9.84 m, and the upper caudal fin was 2.31 m. Reaching the reported total length of 12.1 m would require the upper caudal fin to be illustrated at a very shallow angle.
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. [9] Meekan et al. (2020) studied whale sharks over a 10-year period.
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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).
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The first shark-like chondrichthyans appeared in the oceans 400 million years ago, [1] developing into the crown group of sharks by the Early Jurassic. [2] Listed below are extant species of shark. Sharks are spread across 512 described and 23 undescribed species in eight orders. The families and genera within the orders are listed in ...
Bodies of water in which sharks can be found include: Seas: all; Freshwater – some species of shark can live both in seawater and freshwater, and include: Bull shark; River shark; Sandbar shark; Depths: from the surface down to depths of 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). A whale shark in the Georgia Aquarium