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The spined pygmy shark. 15 cm long. Lives only in deep water. Attracts prey with it's own luminescence ( it glows in the dark)
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe Whale Shark. but dont worry it eats plankton.
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∙ 15y agothe smallest shark is definetly the pygmy shark. i looked it up in a reserch book!!!
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∙ 13y agolargest are the whale sharks. smallest are the pygmy ribbontail catsharks.
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∙ 9y agoThe Whale Shark ^_^
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Which is the Largest breed of sharks?
Whale sharks they grow to about 50ft
How long can a shark stay out of water?
Depending on the species, sharks can have different sizes. The largest is the whale shark that can reach up to 41 feet in length. The great white shark can be about 20 feet long. Smaller sharks are the bull and tiger sharks that can have an average length of 11 feet.
What eats basking sharks?
Lizards, Humans, and other species of sharks.
How many breeds of shark are there?
Answer: Ther are approximately 440 different species of sharks divided across eight distinct orders. Examples of common sharks are great white sharks, tiger sharks, whale-sharks, dogfish, angel sharks and many others.
Which species of penguin is the largest?
the emperor penguin is the largest of the penguin species
Whah is a whale shark?
A very large plankton eating species, largest of the sharks, up to 50 feet or more. A harmless species.
Are whale sharks large in size?
Whale sharks are the largest living species of fish: They can be over 10 metres long and weigh more than 20 tonnes.
What sharks are large in size?
Whale Sharks are the largest Sharks.
Do sharks lay the largest eggs?
Only oviparous sharks lay eggs, as most bony fish do.Neverthless, the list of oviparous sharks is vast. I will try no mention just a few species:- Several species of bull sharks, like the horn shark (Heterodontus francisci).- The crested bullhead shark (Heterodontus galeatus).- The australian swellshark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps).- The zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum).- The swellshark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum).- The striped catshark (Poroderma africanum).(Most catshark species are oviparous.)- The saddle carpetshark (Cirrhoscyllium japonicum).(Also most carpetshark species are oviparous.)However, the majority of sharks species are ovoviviparous.
Why isn't the whale shark the biggest mammal in the world?
It is the biggest shark, but sharks are fish, not mammals. The largest mammals are the true whales, including the blue whale, the largest 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 are the largest US wild animals?
Brown bears, bison, moose, elk, black bears, for land animals. Ocean species are the many whale species, sharks, and elephant seals.
What is the largest shark in UK?
The largest sharks that are usually found in UK waters are Basking Sharks.
What are the world's largest sharks?
largest sharks are the whale sharks . it can grow more than 50 feet and weigh around 15 tons.
Which is the Largest breed of sharks?
Whale sharks they grow to about 50ft
How long does a shark lives?
It depends on the species of Shark. Whale Sharks are the largest fish in the sea, and can live a VERY long time.
