1. Megalodon - 20.8 meters
Megalodon sharks average 16 meters long and weigh 50 tons. Maximum 19 meters, 70 tons weight. Its largest individual may be 20.8 meters, some people think 23 meters, but no fossil bones up to 23 meters long have been found so far. Megalodon is arguably the leading leader in the world's largest shark list.
Megalodon sharks are the most powerful bite force in the history of the Earth, with an average bite force of 28 tons and a maximum bite force of 36 tons, and their tooth bite force far exceeds that of T. rex. But the extinction of the megalodon shark is an unsolved mystery.
2. Whale shark - 20 meters
Whale sharks are the largest fish in the world, the largest of the fish, and are usually 9-12 meters long. The largest individual is 20 meters long and weighs up to 12,500 kilograms, making it the largest fish in the world. And the whale shark is also one of the most docile sharks in the world.
3. Basking shark - 12.27 meters
Basking sharks are the third largest shark in the world, following the whale shark. Basking sharks are found in temperate oceans around the world. They swim slowly, are generally harmless and rely on plankton for food.
Basking sharks are one of the largest known sharks, second only to whale sharks. The length is 6.7-8.8 meters, and the weight is about 6000 kg. The largest basking shark specimen was wrapped in a herring net in the Bay of Fundy, Canada, in 1851, with a total length of 12.27 metres and a weight of 19 tonnes.
4. Great White Shark - 7.2 meters
The great white shark, also known as the man-eating shark, is the largest carnivorous fish, with a length of up to 6.5 meters and a weight of 3200 kilograms, and the largest known great white shark is 7.2 meters long and weighs 3200 kilograms. Teeth 10 cm long, large aggressive shark.
But because of its particularly large size, it can be considered to be the ultimate predator of the food chain, that is, the highest consumer. Very few other creatures pose a threat to them, and apart from humans, the only creatures that can kill great white sharks are killer whales.
5. Greenland Sleeping Shark - 7 meters
The Greenland sleeping shark, up to 7 meters in size, is comparable in length to the great white shark. Known for its slow movements, it is inhabited further north than any shark. They are close relatives of the Pacific sleeping shark. Greenland sleeping shark meat contains a neurotoxin called trimethylamine oxide.
The Greenland sleeping shark weighs 700-1000 kg and has a body length of 40-640 cm. It can reach up to 7 meters and weigh 1020 kg. Known for its slow movements, it ranks among the largest sharks in the world. Greenland sleeping sharks feed on a variety of fish, including those smaller than themselves.
6. Tiger shark - 6 meters
Tiger shark is a collective name for all species of the genus Tiger shark, the only genus of the cartilaginous fish family Tiger Shark. It is characterized by a large, hard spine on each of the leading edges of the two dorsal fins. Usually 3.25-4.25 meters, the longest is 6 meters. Feeds on invertebrates such as sea urchins and crustaceans. Tiger sharks are also not negligible in the world's largest shark list.
Tiger shark teeth make them almost indestructible. Tiger shark teeth never fall out. Because, they always have new teeth growing on their gum beds.
7. Hammerhead shark - 4.3 meters
The hammerhead shark gets its name from the shape of its head. Adult hammerhead sharks can grow from 3.7 to 4.3 meters long, and females are generally larger than males, while lifespans can exceed 30 years. The hammerhead shark is a dangerous shark. Every year, hammerhead sharks attack humans around the world.
Hammerhead sharks are migratory fish. When the seasons change, large flocks of hammerhead sharks form a vast migration procession for a long journey.
8. Great blue shark - 3.8 meters
The great blue shark, with a body length of 1.8-2.4 meters, a body length of more than 3.8 meters, weighs 60-80 kg, and the largest weight recorded is 205 kg. It belongs to the family Eucalyptaceae. The great blue shark is known for its long-distance migration. Fierce, highly mobile, and dangerous to actively attack people.
In general, it is slow to move, but can move at a very fast speed when necessary. The great blue shark is oviparous and can give birth to 4 to 100 juvenile sharks at a time. Its main food sources are still fish and gun squid. The size of the big blue shark is still relatively small in the list of the world's largest sharks.
9. Porbeagle shark - 3.7 meters
The porbeque shark, also known as the Atlantic mackerel shark, is a large pelagic shark of the family Porbeagle shark family. Porbeagle sharks can grow up to 3.7 meters long and weigh 160-250 kg. It feeds mainly on bony fish such as mackerel, herring, sail lizard and knifefish. The porbeque shark is one of the fastest sharks. They can jump out of the water completely.
It is notorious for sometimes carrying out deadly attacks on swimmers, divers, surfers, and even small boats in uninvited conditions.
10. White-sided shark - 3 meters
The white-sided shark, also known as the white-sided finned white-eyed shark, is a large, slender shark that lives near reefs on islands farther offshore. The white-sided shark can grow up to 3 meters long and generally grow to 2.0 to 2.5 meters long. The heaviest record was 162.2 kg. Females are larger than males.
The white-edged true shark is agile and fast, it can freely travel back and forth in the coral reef area to feed, never actively attack humans, it likes to eat those bony fish that live at the bottom of the sea, small cartilaginous fish, octopus, young sharks are only 65 cm long when they are born.