Sand tiger shark is about 15× longer by these reference values.
Sand tiger shark uses a 3.2 m upper reference, compared with 0.21 m for Dwarf lanternshark. Sand tiger shark's weight reference is about 795× heavier.
ON THE SAME SCALE
Human. Bus. Whale.
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Length bars use upper comparison values and do not show body depth, tail proportion or typical adult size. A long thresher tail, for example, does not equal whale-shark body mass.
THE NUMBERS
Side by side.
WHAT THE DATA CAN SAY
Size is not the whole animal.
Length and weight
Dwarf lanternshark is represented by about 0.21 m / 8.3 in; Sand tiger shark by reported to about 3.2 m / 10.5 ft. Tiny sample sizes make the exact maximum provisional. Upper records vary by region and source.
Bite evidence
Dwarf lanternshark: No standardized maximum is available. Sand tiger shark: A reliable comparable maximum was not found.
Living versus extinct
Both species are living, but record-sized individuals are rare. These upper references should not be read as normal adult size.
Ecology changes the matchup
One of the smallest known sharks also produces light. Its protruding teeth look dramatic, but appearance alone does not reveal bite force.
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