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Greenland sharks have the longest lifespan of any known vertebrate, estimated to be between 250 and 500 years. [4] They are among the largest extant species of shark, reaching a maximum confirmed length of 6.4 m (21 ft) long and weighing over 1,000 kg (2,200 lb).
The Greenland shark had been estimated to live to about 200 years, but a study published in 2016 found that a 5.02 m (16.5 ft) specimen was between 272 and 512 years old. [75] [76] That makes the Greenland shark the longest-lived vertebrate. [77] The maximum lifespan of the freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) may be 210–250 ...
While the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) may not have the same fame as the great white shark, it holds an impressive distinction: it is the longest-living vertebrate species known to ...
Greenland sharks are the longest-living vertebrates in the world, according to NOAA. They can live “at least 250 years” but might reach “over 500 years” in age. Most of the shark’s long ...
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The rarely seen Greenland shark is a sluggish creature, slowly swimming through the deep waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans. The polar fish is the only species of shark that can ...
This is a list of the native wild mammal species recorded in Greenland. There are 26 mammal species native to Greenland, of which none are critically endangered, three are endangered, three are vulnerable, two are near threatened and four are data deficient. [1] Only seven of these species are fully terrestrial. Introduced species (e.g., the ...
Somniosus cheni Hsu, Lin, & Joung, 2020 (Taiwan sleeper shark) Somniosus longus Tanaka, 1912 (frog shark) Somniosus microcephalus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 (Greenland shark) Somniosus pacificus Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944 (Pacific sleeper shark) Somniosus rostratus Risso, 1827 (little sleeper shark) Somniosus sp. A Not yet described (longnose ...