0.24 meters. Next in line from smallest to largest would be the Port Jackson Shark, which is about 1.65 meters. After them would be the Ornate Wobbegong (2.88m) and then the Bull shark (3.4m). The average sizes go drastically up from there to the Great White shark, which is incredibly larger, its about 6.4 meters. The two greatest sizes are the Basking shark (7.8m) and the Whale shark (13.7m). These sharks listed here are definitely not all the sharks in the world, they were just meant to give an average range of size for all sharks. Some of the most dangerous sharks range from about 2 to 8 meters. The Hammerhead, Great White, Tiger, Blue, and the Bull shark name a few. There are many types of sharks lurking around in today’s ocean. In every one is unique in its own way. Some are different by size, shape, eating habits, or even the way they breed. Although with all these differences they are all very similar and that is why the shark is one of the most amazing creatures of our time. Summary Although sharks belong to the class Chondrichtyes, there are many different types. Sharks are divided into 8 major orders. Each order contains 1 or more smaller group. There are 350 or more different kinds of species of sharks. The 8 orders are named the Squantiformes, Pristiophormes, Squaliformes, Hexanchiformes, Carcharhiniformes, Lamniformes, Orectolobiformes, and the Heterodotiformes. These orders group sharks according to certain distinguishing characteristics. The Angel shark, Saw shark, Frilled shark, Hammerhead shark, Sand shark, Wobbegongs, and more all belong to a specific order due to their characteristics. Each one of these sharks come in different shapes and sizes. Some are more dangerous than others. The more dangerous sharks range from about 2 to 8 meters. It is obvious that sharks are one of the most amazing creatures of our time. Among some of the most wasteful reasons to hunt in the world I’d have to say that besides th...
