4 m
Typical representative
Uniformly scaled by snout-to-caudal-tip total length; the pose is not stretched to every descriptive dimension.
Adult Tiger Shark
An adult Galeocerdo cuvier is shown in a calm strict side profile at a selected total length of 4.0 m. This documented adult scale lies within the commonly reported 3.25–4.25 m range.
Dimensions
- Height
- 1.05 m
- Length
- 4 m
Quick facts
- Selected total length
- 4.0 m
- Common length
- 3.25–4.25 m
- Scientific name
- Galeocerdo cuvier
- Diagnostic feature
- dark bars fade with age
Adult Tiger Shark · Size infographic
Related objects
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 only.