Bluntnose sixgill is about 4.5× longer by these reference values.
Bluntnose sixgill uses a 4.8 m upper reference, compared with 1.07 m for Epaulette shark. Bluntnose sixgill's weight reference is about 197× 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
Epaulette shark is represented by reported to 1.07 m / 3.5 ft; Bluntnose sixgill by reported to 4.8 m / 15.8 ft. Mass varies strongly with size and is shown only as a reference. Deepwater sampling is difficult, so upper records are sparse.
Bite evidence
Epaulette shark: No standardized maximum is used. Bluntnose sixgill: No standardized maximum is available.
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
It can use its fins to walk across reef flats and tolerate low oxygen. Its six gill slits mark an ancient branch of shark diversity.
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