How many sharks names are there?

There are around 126 different shark species and they are found in virtually every marine habitat. They vary from the dwarf lanternshark – the world’s smallest shark – to the Greenland shark, the world’s oldest known vertebrate with some estimated to be around 500 years old.

What are the 10 biggest sharks?

The 10 Largest Sharks

  1. Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) 55.7 feet / 17 m.
  2. Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) 49.8 feet / 15.2 m.
  3. Megamouth Shark (Megachasma pelagios) 25 feet / 7.6 meters.
  4. Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) 24.6 feet / 7.5 m.
  5. Greenland Shark (Somniosus microcephalus) 24 feet / 7.3 m.

Are there 500 types of sharks?

There are more than 500 species of sharks swimming in the world’s ocean. Yet when most people think of these cartilaginous fish, a single image comes to mind: a large, sharp-toothed and scary beast. That generalization does sharks a huge disservice, as they have far more variety than that.

What is the most famous shark?

great white shark
Perhaps the most famous, most seen and most photographed great white shark in the world, Shredder is a true legend of Guadalupe. No other shark comes close to the performances and displays he puts on for our guests.

What is the 2nd biggest shark?

basking shark
The second biggest shark in the world is the basking shark Like whale sharks, basking sharks are filter-feeders. While they don’t get quite as large as whale sharks, the largest one ever reliably measured was 12.27 metres or just over 40 feet long.

Is megalodon real?

The biggest shark in the world The earliest megalodon fossils (Otodus megalodon, previously known as Carcharodon or Carcharocles megalodon) date to 20 million years ago. For the next 13 million years the enormous shark dominated the oceans until becoming extinct just 3.6 million years ago.