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Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

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Maybe just maybe...

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(10-08-2024, 01:00 AM)le serb Wrote: Hey everyone, for some time I have been looking for some accurately measured white sharks, or at least credible ones with some proof to back their claims. And I noticed two individual cases that caught my very interest.
As you are all familiar with, the fact that Great white sharks have sexual dimorphism, which means that females are usually quite larger than male counterparts.
The "largest" great white shark (agreed by scientific community) would be Ledge Point 1984 with a female of 597 cm TL, which is, don't get me wrong, HUGE.
But what I am about to say may sound weird, I actually think there might be 2 larger MALE sharks both measured and have good enough remains saved to be considered "reasonable".

In Alessandro De Maddalena book, Mediterranean Great white sharks. There is one individual in particular that caught my eye. It's a 620cm TL great white shark caught by Italian fisherman.

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The both weight given and sizes of pectoral fin and caudal fin seem to correspond to the given measurement.

Therefore, the largest female and male great whites are about the same size?
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Quote:5.50 m e 1660 kg, Favignana, Egadi Islands, Italy, 1953
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(10-22-2024, 05:57 PM)johnny rex Wrote:
(10-08-2024, 01:00 AM)le serb Wrote: Hey everyone, for some time I have been looking for some accurately measured white sharks, or at least credible ones with some proof to back their claims. And I noticed two individual cases that caught my very interest.
As you are all familiar with, the fact that Great white sharks have sexual dimorphism, which means that females are usually quite larger than male counterparts.
The "largest" great white shark (agreed by scientific community) would be Ledge Point 1984 with a female of 597 cm TL, which is, don't get me wrong, HUGE.
But what I am about to say may sound weird, I actually think there might be 2 larger MALE sharks both measured and have good enough remains saved to be considered "reasonable".

In Alessandro De Maddalena book, Mediterranean Great white sharks. There is one individual in particular that caught my eye. It's a 620cm TL great white shark caught by Italian fisherman.

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The both weight given and sizes of pectoral fin and caudal fin seem to correspond to the given measurement.

Therefore, the largest female and male great whites are about the same size?

I wouldn't say that, really, even tho it appears that way. It's proven that females are larger than males, so the only explanation I have is that there are some females who are probably larger and heavier. (and there are few if we take into consideration a few individuals with a grain of salt).
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(10-24-2024, 01:34 AM)ruimendes1 Wrote:
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What I found interesting about those individuals caught in Italy, is that they mostly appear to be lengthy but very skinny, now I don't know if those are young sharks, but they weight seems very low. 
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Nearly 6m TL, estimated and 1800 kg.
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Big White Shark Specimen the 5.35 or 5.5 meters long captured on Feb 1969 in Maiorca island in Spain.
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