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Greenland Shark – 1,708 pounds 9 ounces

775 kilograms 1.71K pounds
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#92Category rank 73%Weight position MediumConfidence 1Source

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Greenland Shark – 1,708 pounds 9 ounces

Greenland Shark – 1,708 pounds 9 ounces has an estimated weight of 775 kilograms. It ranks #92 of 598 in the Animals category.

Source excerpt: On October 17, 1987, in Trondheimsfjord, Norway, Angler Nordvedt caught the third-heaviest fish ever. He only used a herring as bait to catch the 1,708 lb.

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598 Items in category 4 tonnes Category average 100 kilograms Category median 8.51 milligrams–186 tonnes Category span

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775 kilograms

Weight details

Typical 775 kilograms
Minimum 775 kilograms
Maximum 775 kilograms
Value type Exact
Weight reference text

He only used a herring as bait to catch the 1,708 lb.

Unit conversions

Kilograms775 kilograms
Pounds1,708 pounds
Metric tonnes0.775 tonnes
Grams774,736 grams
Ounces27,328 ounces
Stones122 stones

Source

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The 17 Heaviest Fish Ever Caught weightofstuff.com · Animals · Section: 3. Greenland Shark – 1,708 pounds 9 ounces · Article updated 2024-05-17
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How much does Greenland Shark – 1,708 pounds 9 ounces weigh?

Greenland Shark – 1,708 pounds 9 ounces typically weighs about 775 kilograms, within a recorded range of 775 kilograms.

Where does Greenland Shark – 1,708 pounds 9 ounces rank among Animals?

It ranks #92 of 598 entries in Animals, heavier than 73% of items in the dataset.

Where do these weight figures come from?

The data comes from 1 source articles on weightofstuff.com, most recently updated on 2024-05-17.

Dataset information

Items indexed <built-in method items of dict object at 0x7fb45189fb00>
Source articles 430
Categories 11
Confidence Medium
Category Animals
Category rank #92 of 598
Weight position Heavier than 73% of items
Updated 2024-05-17
Measurement type Mass
Dataset ID greenland-shark-1-708-pounds-9-ounces
URL slug greenland-shark-1-708-pounds-9-ounces

Confidence reflects how explicit the source wording is: exact values are high, ranges or approximations are medium, and vague statements are low.