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Sixgill Shark – 1,298 pounds

589 kilograms 1.3K pounds
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#115Category rank 72%Weight position HighConfidence 1Source

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Sixgill Shark – 1,298 pounds

Sixgill Shark – 1,298 pounds has an estimated weight of 589 kilograms. It ranks #115 of 598 in the Animals category.

Source excerpt: On November 21, 2002, in Ascension Island, British Overseas Territories when angler Clemens Rump caught this huge fish. Sixgill sharks are hard to see anywhere, and it is impressive that Clemens was able to catch one weighing 1,298 pounds.

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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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589 kilograms

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Typical 589 kilograms
Minimum 589 kilograms
Maximum 589 kilograms
Value type Exact
Weight reference text

Sixgill sharks are hard to see anywhere, and it is impressive that Clemens was able to catch one weighing 1,298 pounds.

Unit conversions

Kilograms589 kilograms
Pounds1,298 pounds
Metric tonnes0.589 tonnes
Grams588,763 grams
Ounces20,768 ounces
Stones92.7 stones

Source

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The 17 Heaviest Fish Ever Caught weightofstuff.com · Animals · Section: 8. Sixgill Shark – 1,298 pounds · Article updated 2024-05-17
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How much does Sixgill Shark – 1,298 pounds weigh?

Sixgill Shark – 1,298 pounds typically weighs about 589 kilograms, within a recorded range of 589 kilograms.

Where does Sixgill Shark – 1,298 pounds rank among Animals?

It ranks #115 of 598 entries in Animals, heavier than 72% 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.

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Items indexed <built-in method items of dict object at 0x7fb449efa840>
Source articles 430
Categories 11
Confidence High
Category Animals
Category rank #115 of 598
Weight position Heavier than 72% of items
Updated 2024-05-17
Measurement type Mass
Dataset ID sixgill-shark-1-298-pounds
URL slug sixgill-shark-1-298-pounds

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