Tiger sharks are highly migratory and are found in most of the world’s temperate and tropical waters. Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) 24.6 feet / 7.5 m This shark is completely harmless to divers, but its meat is poisonous. They reach sexual maturity at around 100 years of age. It is extremely long-lived, with some individuals thought to be over 300 years old. It’s one of the few filter feeder sharks and eats mostly plankton. The Greenland shark is found in the North Atlantic. Greenland Shark (Somniosus microcephalus) 24 feet / 7.3 m In most cases, great sharks are more interested in fattier prey such as seals.
They hold the record for the most bites on humans among all sharks, but most are exploratory bites, where the shark is trying to figure out if they is edible. They feed mostly on mammals like seals, dolphins and porpoises, and also fish like sharks and rays. The greatest predator on Earth, the great white is famous worldwide for hunting ability. Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) 20 feet / 6.1 m Unfortunately their numbers are declining due to the shark fin trade. Due to their size they’re potentially dangerous to divers, but there are no confirmed attacks on record. It is found in warm waters around the world. The great hammerhead is the largest species of hammerhead. Great Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna mokarran) 20 feet / 6.1 m About half of its length is due to their enormous tail, which they use to generate great power when they swim. It’s found everywhere except polar waters. The thresher shark has one of the biggest ranges of all sharks.
Thresher Shark (Alopias vulpinus) 18.8 feet / 5.73 m Females can give birth to over 100 pups at once. It spends most of it life in deep water, where it feeds on anything they can find, from crabs to other sharks. This deepwater shark is found around the world in tropical and temperate waters. Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (Hexanchus griseus) 15.8 feet / 4.8 m They’re fairly productive and their litter sizes are estimated to be around 300.
This shark from the North Pacific feeds on bottom animals. Pacific Sleeper Shark (Somniosus pacificus) 14.4 feet / 4.4 m