The mysterious longest-living Greenland shark's Facts & Info

Binomial name

Somniosus microcephalus. It is a large shark of the family Somniosidae ("sleeper sharks").

Location

This species' habitat is mainly the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean.

Height & Weight

When fully grown, it can grow to be 7 metres (23 feet) long and weigh 1,025 kg (2,260 pounds).

Diet

They are carnivorous, and a variety of fish, such as lesser sharks, eels, flounders, and sculpins, are frequently found in their diet.

Specification

These sharks may live for more than 500 years, making them the longest-living vertebrates in the world.

Fact 1

The fact that they inhabit areas where people do not often swim helps explain why they are not thought to be threatening to humans.

Fact 2

The meal of a Greenland shark is dangerous, and the neurotoxins in its flesh can give humans symptoms like extreme intoxication.

Recent News

One of the ocean giants was apparently taking a tropical break in the coral reefs off the coast of Belize, it shocked biologists.

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