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Zoom Sharks
SHARK ANATOMY
Tiger shark

SHARK SIZES

Whale shark

A scuba diver above a Whale shark. The Whale shark is the largest fish in the world; the basking shark is the second largest fish.
There are many different species of sharks that range in size from the size of a person's hand to bigger than a bus.

The biggest shark is the Whale shark, which can be up to 46 feet (14 m) long.

The smallest shark is the Spined Pygmy shark, which, when fully-grown, is only 7-8 inches (18-20 cm) long.

Most sharks are intermediate in size, about the same size as people, 5-7 feet (1.5-2.1 m) long. Half of the 350 shark species are under 39 inches (1 m) long.

SHARK SIZE
Basking shark 33 feet (10 m)
Blue shark 12.5 feet (3.8 m)
Bull shark 11.5 feet (3.5 m)
Galapagos shark 12 feet (3.7 m)
Goblin shark 11 feet (3.6 m)
Great Hammerhead shark 20 feet (6 m)
Great White Shark 23 feet (7 m)
Lemon shark 10 feet (3.1 m)
Mako shark 5-8 feet (1.5-2.5 m)
Megamouth shark 15 feet (4.5 m)
Nurse shark 13 feet (4 m)
Pacific Angel shark 5 feet (1.5 m)
Short-finned Mako shark 12 feet (3.7 m)
Spiny Dogfish shark 4 feet (1.2 m)
Spined Pygmy shark 7-8 inches (18-20 cm)
Thresher shark 18 feet (5.5 m)
Tiger shark 20 feet (6 m)
Whitetip reef shark 7 feet (2.2 m)
Whale shark 46 feet (14 m)

Second & Third Grade Shark Size Activity

Graph shark sizes! For grades 2 and 3.



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