6 m
Typical representative
Uniformly scaled by snout-to-caudal-tip total length; the pose is not stretched to every descriptive dimension.
Adult Greenland Shark
A large adult Somniosus microcephalus is shown at 6.0 m total length. Oceana states that adults can reach 6 m, while an independent peer-reviewed Smithsonian-affiliated study reports a maximum near 6.4 m.
Dimensions
- Height
- 1.35 m
- Length
- 6 m
Quick facts
- Selected total length
- 6.0 m
- Scientific name
- Somniosus microcephalus
- Range
- cold North Atlantic and Arctic waters
- Body form
- heavy cylindrical body with very small dorsal fins
Adult Greenland Shark · Size infographic
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Sources and measurement22 References
Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.
Measurement basis
Total snout-to-tail length is the sole scale anchor; contour height is a pose-envelope estimate.