No, the smallest shark is actually the dwarf lanternshark, which grows to be about 7-8 inches long. The cookiecutter shark, while small in comparison to other sharks, can reach lengths of about 16-22 inches.
There are no sharks that do not eat meat. All sharks are carnivorous and feed primarily on fish, seals, squid, and other marine animals.
Sharks come in all different sizes, ranging from the dwarf lantern shark which fits in the palm of your hand, to the whale shark (cleverly named) which can be upwards of 40 or 50 feet. But don't worry, it doesn't attack humans. :)
The dwarf lanternshark (Etmopterus perryi) is considered the smallest and lightest shark species. They typically grow to be about 8 inches in length and weigh less than a pound.
sharks can grow to 50 feet but not all canThe length of a shark vary widely from 10 centimeters to 12.64 meters. The smallest known shark is the dwarf lantern shark, or dwarf saggitaria. The largest know shark is the whale shark, or rhincodon typus.The largest know shark ever is now extinct. It is commonly called the megalodon, but the scientific name for it is carcharocles megalodon. It probably grew to a length of about 60 feet.Sharks range in size from a couple feet to 40 feet. Great white females generally max out at about 23-25 feet.
An adult Dwarf lantern shark weighs only 1/2 of an ounce!
About 6-8 inches long.
it swims in deep water
Dwarf lantern sharks use their stomach, which the fish is able to light up, to attract prey. This is how this shark got its name; 'dwarf', for its size, and 'lantern' for its stomach.
No, the smallest shark is actually the dwarf lanternshark, which grows to be about 7-8 inches long. The cookiecutter shark, while small in comparison to other sharks, can reach lengths of about 16-22 inches.
The lantern shark
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.
The dwarf shark is about the size of your hand.
There are no sharks that do not eat meat. All sharks are carnivorous and feed primarily on fish, seals, squid, and other marine animals.
They give live birth, or viviparous
The shark, unless you can take on hundreds of pounds of raw, underwater power.
about 1.75 metres