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How big is the biggest meat eating shark?
The worlds biggest shark is about as big as a medium size house
What is the largest existant fish species?
Whale shark.
Are big fish and sharks the same?
Sword fish, Bluefin tuna and many other fish species are considered "big fish" or more accurately "big game fish" which are not sharks. Thought the largest fish in the ocean is the Whale shark, some shark species (e.g. dogfish, nurse shark, etc.) can be very small in size so not all sharks are "big fish".
What and is the biggest fish?
The largest known species of fish - is the Whale Shark.
Why are sharks big?
There are actually several hundred species of shark and not all of them are large. However, some of the largest fish in the ocean are of the shark family. They are large because are genetically predisposed to predation and it is a good defense.
How big is a wale shark?
24m (LARGEST) 9m (smallest)
How big is the largest shark seen?
41 feet long
What type of creature is a dolphin?
There is a species of shark called the whale shark which has the same feeding method as the large baleen whales; it filters food out of the water. It is also the largest species of shark.
Is the whale shark real?
Yes it is. The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a slow-moving filter feeding shark and the largest extant fish species.
How many specis of sharks are there?
there are 510 species of sharks alive today like the largest shark which is the whale shark today not the megalodon because the megalodon is extinct and the smallest shark which is the dwarf lantern shark which is the size of a banana.
Are whale sharks a fish or a mammal?
The whale shark is the largest living shark, therefore, the largest fish.
What is the second biggest shark in the world?
The second largest shark species in the world is the Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus). The largest shark species is the Whale shark (Rhincodon typus), so the second 'biggest shark' is probably also a whale shark!
