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How Big Is a Dwarf Lanternshark?

A dwarf lanternshark is about 7.9 in (20 cm) long. That is about 8.5 times smaller than the average man. One of the smallest sharks in the world.

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How big is a dwarf lanternshark compared to the average man?

A dwarf lanternshark is about 8.5 times smaller than the average man. The average man is 8.5× the size of a dwarf lanternshark: about 8.5 dwarf lanternsharks stacked up would match it.

Dwarf Lanternshark size facts

The dwarf lanternshark grows to about 20 cm (8 in), small enough to hold in your hand.
It glows: light organs on its belly help it hide from predators below.

How does a dwarf lanternshark compare to other things?

A dwarf lanternshark next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Dwarf lanternshark
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	6.96 billion× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	63.7 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	44,200× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	1,650× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	61× bigger
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	8.5× bigger
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	8× bigger
Jyoti Amge	2 ft 0.5 in (63 cm)	3.1× bigger
Great horned owl	1 ft 9.5 in (55 cm)	1 ft 2 in (35 cm) bigger
Chandra Bahadur Dangi	1 ft 9.5 in (55 cm)	1 ft 1.5 in (35 cm) bigger
Newborn baby	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm)	12 in (30 cm) bigger
American crow	1 ft 5.5 in (45 cm) long	9.8 in (25 cm) bigger
Goliath birdeater	11 in (28 cm) long	3.1 in (8 cm) bigger
Basketball	9.4 in (24 cm) across	1.6 in (4 cm) bigger
Soccer ball	8.7 in (22 cm) across	0.79 in (2 cm) bigger
Bowling ball	8.6 in (21.8 cm) across	0.71 in (1.8 cm) bigger
Pencil	7.5 in (19 cm) long	0.39 in (1 cm) smaller
Banana	7.1 in (18 cm) long	0.79 in (2 cm) smaller
House mouse	6.7 in (17 cm) long	1.2 in (3 cm) smaller
Smartphone	5.8 in (14.7 cm)	2.1 in (5.3 cm) smaller
Monarch butterfly	3.9 in (10 cm) long	3.9 in (10 cm) smaller
Credit card	3.4 in (8.56 cm) long	4.5 in (11.4 cm) smaller
Apple	3.1 in (8 cm) long	4.7 in (12 cm) smaller
Baseball	2.9 in (7.4 cm) across	5 in (12.6 cm) smaller
Tennis ball	2.6 in (6.7 cm) across	5.2 in (13.3 cm) smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.

Silhouettes from PhyloPic: Dwarf lanternshark by Matthew Speight. See credits.