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    • Greenland shark at Admiralty Inlet, Nunavut, with an Ommatokoita
    Rights: Hemming1952, CC BY-SA 4.0 Published 4 April 2024 Size: 130 KB Referencing Hub media

    The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) can live up to 450 years, the longest known lifespan of all vertebrate species.

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